After receiving opioids for a motorcycle injury, Travis Rieder, PhD, was shocked to find that doctors knew little about how to manage those intense medications. Rieder will address the AAMC's annual meeting, Learn Serve Lead 2020: The Virtual Experience, on Nov. 17. He recently spoke with AAMCNews about his own painful experiences, the current state of opioid use in America, and how we can give pain patients and those who struggle with addiction the care they sorely need.
Read his story in a newly published Q&A by @Stacy Weiner.
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Stephanie Weiner
Director, Digital Strategy & Engagement
Association of American Medical Colleges
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