In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing prenatal opioid exposure and NOWS, deprescribing of opioids for chronic pain, and more!

• Efficacy of prescribed opioids for acute pain after being discharged from the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Published in Academic Emergency Medicine, December 2023

• Advances in the Care of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Published in Pediatrics, an American Academy of Pediatrics Journal, January 2024

• Model-Based Meta-Analysis Supporting the Combination of Acetaminophen and Topical Diclofenac in Acute Pain: A Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Osteoarthritis Pain?, Published in Pain & Therapy, January 2024

• Older Adult and Primary Care Practitioner Perspectives on Using, Prescribing, and Deprescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. Published in JAMA, March 2024

• Understanding Buprenorphine for Use in Chronic Pain: Expert Opinion, Published in Pain Medicine, April 2020