Hear from physician-scientists on pain management. Learn more about using alternatives to opiates, emerging treatments for chronic pain, integrative medicine options, addiction treatment options, and if psychedelics for treating pain can be a viable option in the future. Series: "UC San Diego Health Talks" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36889]

Pain and Palliative Medicine (Video)

Healing While Managing Pain and Addiction Risk - Health Talks

Dr. Phillip Coffin talks about the history of opioid crisis and available medical treatments. Coffin is the director of substance use research at the San Francisco Department of Public Health and assistant professor in the division of HIV/AIDS at the University of California, San Francisco Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34790]

History of the Opioid Crisis: How We Got Here

Dr. Grace Dammann, medical director of the Pain Clinic at Laguna Honda Hospital, and seven of her colleagues talk about what does and does not work in the treatment of chronic pain. She talks as both a patient and a provider. There is also a discussion of various non-pharmacologic and complementary medicine modalities to treat pain. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34789]

Chronic Pain: Observations as Patient and Provider About What Works (...And What Doesn't)

Dr. Steven Pantilat, UCSF Professor of Medicine, describes the role of palliative care for people facing serious illness. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33867]

What is Palliative Care? Who is it For?

Jessica Pullins goes over proven methods that help people take control of, and relax, their fight or flight response. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33529]

Ways to Turn Off Your Fight or Flight Response

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and affects fifty percent of people age 65 and older. New information and new medications may seem like magical cure-alls but Gregory Middleton, MD says it is important to take a deeper look before making treatment decisions. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32907]

Arthritis Pain is Complicated

Discover the latest tools used to diagnose and treat back and neck pain. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32930]

Back and Neck Pain: Precision Spine Diagnosis Guides Therapy

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and affects fifty percent of people age 65 and older. Gregory Middleton, MD discusses Osteoarthritis and asks the question, what's in a name? Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32906]

What is Osteoarthritis?

Guest speakers, researchers and University of California faculty explore palliative care and managing chronic pain.