1/x🧵- 96% of med schools in the US & Canada have ZERO dedicated, compulsory pain education.
...YUP.😳
No wonder we continue to throw pills at pain!!
To attempt to remedy this, my @UCSF @UCSFBenioffOAK colleagues & I piloted a pain training for #peds residents, & collected data.
...YUP.😳
No wonder we continue to throw pills at pain!!
To attempt to remedy this, my @UCSF @UCSFBenioffOAK colleagues & I piloted a pain training for #peds residents, & collected data.
2/x- It was an amazing experience.
Turns out pain education changes the way physicians treat pain. 🤦🏻♀️
Our results confirm & the paper was just published🌟
Please share if useful:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim…
Turns out pain education changes the way physicians treat pain. 🤦🏻♀️
Our results confirm & the paper was just published🌟
Please share if useful:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim…
3/x- Physicians reported having a better understanding of the biopsychosocial nature of pain, + increased likelihood of using nonpharm treatments like #CBT, mindfulness & biofeedback.
What will it take to implement *mandatory* pain education in ALL med schools⁉️⁉️
#medtwitter
What will it take to implement *mandatory* pain education in ALL med schools⁉️⁉️
#medtwitter
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