Chronic pain is highly prevalent among adults treated with maintenance haemodialysis (HD)
and has profound negative effects. Over four decades, research has demonstrated that 50–…

“Pain contracts” for patients receiving long-term opioid therapy, though well-intentioned,
often stigmatize the patient and erode trust between patient and physician. This article …

Methods. Data Source and Study Population. We used data from the National Survey on
Drug Use and Health, an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population. We …

Specialists and primary care physicians play an integral role in treating the twin epidemics
of pain and addiction. But inadequate access to specialists causes much of the treatment …

Chronic noncancer pain is common and often managed in the outpatient setting with chronic
opioid therapy, even though the efficacy of this approach is uncertain and adverse effects …

Objectives To determine (1) primary care practitioner (PCP) and dermatologist full-body skin
examination (FBSE) rates by using a patient questionnaire and (2) whether patient risk …

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a severe form of problematic drinking characterized by
compulsive and uncontrolled alcohol use despite evidence of harm. The fifth edition of the …

Continuity of care between a patient and a physician is a core aspiration. However, we
rarely achieve it in residency training, 1–4 even though benefits of care continuity accrue in …

Methods The authors, each with a decade or more of leadership experience as program
directors in internal medicine or pediatrics (SH, JM, BD) and clinic directors (DT, LW, ME), …

P hysicians have a legal and ethical duty to protect their patients and support them during
times of clinical need; the decision to end a doctor-patient relationship should not be made …