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For Immediate Release

Contact: Michael Glynn
Weston Medical Publishing, LLC
781-899-2702 ext 103 or 781-647-7800 (cell)
michael_glynn@pnpco.com
www.opioidconference.org

Opioids in Medicine:
Improving Pain Management in the Midst of Crisis

Boston, MA – October 9, 2019 – The ninth annual International Conference on Opioids (ICOO 2020), is being held May 30-June 1, 2020, at the George Sherman Union at Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA.

The conference will explore emerging opioid research and clinical applications aimed at improving patient care, reducing risk and addressing the current opioid epidemic. Over three days, cutting-edge topics on opioids will be presented by a wide range of world-renowned presenters.
“Now in our ninth year, we have been able to host renowned thought-leaders in opioid therapies,” says Paul A. Sloan, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Opioid Management, presenter of the conference, “International Conference on Opioids is making a positive difference in how clinicians prescribe opioids for their patients. To date, nearly 2,450 medical professionals have attended the conference. We expect a full conference this year and vigorous debate about the future of opioids in medicine.”
The 2020  International Conference on Opioids has assembled the best and brightest minds in opioid analgesics who will explore the challenges of using opioids to treat pain. They will present the latest research, real world knowledge, and practical solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes and reducing risk to both your patients and your practice. Researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers are all intently working to address this challenge.
“Taken as prescribed, opioids can be used to manage pain safely and effectively. However, when abused, even a single large dose can cause severe respiratory depression and death”.(1) Opioid drug abuse is the Nation’s fastest-growing drug problem and is classified as an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Education for prescribers is the key to effective opioid use and avoidance of misuse, abuse, addiction, and death. “We are fortunate to have the most impressive gathering of opioid experts anywhere this year,” says Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD conference co-chair.
The International Conference on Opioids (www.opioidconference.org), presented by the Journal of Opioid Management, provides a unique forum to address the proper and responsible use of opioids and the growing problems associated with misuse, abuse and addiction. “We plan an evidence-based educational conference” added Dr. McPherson, “and look to provide the latest research on opioids, as well as a spirited debate on the future of opioid therapies.”

For further information, please contact Michael J. Glynn, International Conference on Opioids, 781-899-2702, ext 103 or 781-647-7800, michael_glynn@pnpco.com or www.opioidconference.org

The Journal of Opioid Management (www.opioidmanagement.com) is the only professional, peer-reviewed journal focused exclusively on the safe and responsible use of opioids. With an editorial staff and review board of the world’s leading experts in the field, the Journal provides guidance to physicians and healthcare professionals on how to safely prescribe and responsibly manage these drugs. The Journal of Opioid Management, ISSN 1551-7489, is published bi-monthly by Weston Medical Publishing, LLC.

1. NIDA. (2015). Health, United States. Retrieved from National Institute on Drug Abuse: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/prescription-drugs-abuse-addiction/opioids/
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