Pain Management and Addiction Medicine Section Resources

Pain and Addiction Care in the Emergency Department

PACED is an ACEP-governed national accreditation program which seeks to improve pain management for patients in the emergency department.

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Video Recordings

Pain Management and Addiction Medicine April Meeting

Introduction to US Guided Regional Anesthesia in the ED

A discussion about improving the management of Alcohol Use Disorders in the ED

Buprenorphine after Naloxone

Fentanyl and Induction in the age of Fentanyl

ACEP Frontline: The CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines 2024

In this episode of The Frontline, we have a special episode with the CDC discussing the most recent rendition of the opioid prescribing guidelines which focus on SUD prevention, pain management, and medication safety. Host Dr. Ryan Stanton is joined by Dr. Kate Vlasica and Dr. Debbie Dowell.

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E-QUAL Substance Use Disorder Initiative

E-QUAL is a FREE & minimal-burden learning collaborative aimed to promote and improve quality improvement at Emergency Departments. The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Initiative is aimed at improving the care of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the emergency department. The initiative focuses on implementing evidence-based practices, such as initiating medications for addiction treatment, improving screening and referral processes, and reducing stigma associated with substance use disorders.

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ACEP QUAL-ED

Qual-ED: Exploring quality in emergency care. Hosted by Dr. Arjun Venkatesh, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Yale. Each episode features different EM experts discussing new innovations in high quality care in the ED.