| Discuss the perceptions in the general population and the medical community regarding the risks of opioid use |
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| Explain the reality of respiratory suppression in symptom targeted doses of opiate medications |
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| Review how the doctrine of double effect does and does not apply to the use of opiate medications in end-of-life care |
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| Discuss how opiate medications interact with respiratory physiology |
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| Recognize the Quality-of-Life effects of chronic dyspnea and the role opiates can play in it |
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| Describe the results and limits of the OpiDys randomized controlled trial |
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| Discuss how to choose the optimal opioid medication based on patient’s symptoms, functional status, clinical status, pathology, and preferences |
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