A primer of ethical issues involving opioid therapy for chronic nonmalignant pain in a multidisciplinary setting

Diane M. Novy; Laura M. Ritter; Jeanette Mcneill

doi:10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00509.x

A primer of ethical issues involving opioid therapy for chronic nonmalignant pain in a multidisciplinary setting

Diane M. Novy, Laura M. Ritter, Jeanette Mcneill

Pain Medicine

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Abstract

Objective. This forum presents a clinical vignette of orofacial pain and expounds on ethical issues related to opioid therapy in the context of multidisciplinary treatment. The purpose of this forum is to assist health care providers from different disciplines in identifying ethical issues and conflicts regarding opioid therapy encountered in multidisciplinary clinical pain practices. Design. We use the case vignette and opioid therapy as a backdrop for a discussion of 1) an overview of ethics terminology; 2) a presentation of key ethics principles; 3) our conceptualization of ethical obligations of patients regarding opioid therapy; and 4) the process of developing an appropriate treatment plan within the context of the discussed ethical principles.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	356-363
Number of pages	8
Journal	Pain Medicine
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00509.x
State	Published - 2009

Keywords

Bioethical principles
Ethics
Opioid contracts

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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