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Moderated ePoster

Opioids, Options and Openness: Chronic Pain Patients’ Beliefs and Understanding of Treatment Alternatives

Saturday, November 15, 2025
8:32 AM - 8:40 AM CT
Location: 301 - 302
Introduction: Chronic pain significantly impairs quality of life and is often managed with long-term opioid therapy. Multimodal approaches are increasingly emphasized to improve outcomes and reduce opioid reliance. Understanding patient knowledge and preferences for non-pharmacologic treatments is critical, particularly in populations already receiving opioids. This study examines awareness, willingness, and influencing factors related to non-opioid pain modalities among cancer patients newly presenting to a tertiary pain clinic, with the goal of informing more effective pain management.

    Submitting Author(s)

  • EM

    Elishama Michel, MD

    Resident Physician
    Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • EM

    Elishama Michel, MD

    Resident Physician
    Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    • Co-Author(s)

  • SJ

    Saba Javed, MD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas, United States