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Dr. Michael Schatman
@headdock
Editor-in-Chief - Journal of Pain Research, Faculties of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, and Division of Medical Ethics - NYU
Javea, Spain
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Apr 15, 2021
    Published today in JAMA Oncology - Our response to the ludicrous study that suggested 20% of cancer patients misuse their pain medications, and a criteria for defining such includes "asking for an opioid by name". REALLY?!?!?!?! #BadScienceCanResultInPainPatientPersecution
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    May 27, 2022
    For those not aware, my dearest buddy, Jeff Fudin passed away a couple of hours ago, gratefully peacefully. Not only was he a dear friend & beloved dad & grandfather, but an amazing pain scientist and patient advocate. Please remember him in your thoughts and prayers. #BroBroJeff
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Sep 7, 2023
    Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows medpagetoday.com/painmanagement… Yes, opioid-free discharge CAN be achieved. The question, however, is whether there is a reason that it SHOULD be achieved.
    Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows
    From medpagetoday.com
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Jun 25, 2021
    Received my faculty appointment today to the NYU School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine. Excited about training Anesthesiology residents and Pain fellows in biopsychosocial pain management!
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Nov 9, 2023
    Progressively, I see more anti-opioid sentiment from my pain medicine colleagues. I will continue, however, to preach opioid moderatism until my last breath.....
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Mar 3, 2022
    pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35122753/ Well, this new article is a nightmare. Check out the list of authors - full of anti-opioid zealots. The word "prescription" appears 114 times! Consistent use of pre-2012 data to "prove" current over-prescription. An ethical travesty!
    Responding to the opioid crisis in North America and beyond: recommendations of the Stanford-Lancet...
    From pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    May 25, 2022
    Thanks, PROP, for perpetuating absurdities, encouraging too much of the medical community to continue to commit absolute atrocities against patients with pain and those of us who try to treat them.
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Apr 4, 2022
    dovepress.com/getfile.php?fi… As promised, the article indicting anti-opioid zealots for playing "fast and loose" with the truth...and with the data. With esteemed friends/colleagues @JeffreyFudin, @JeffJBettinger, & @GhanaboyPharmd. PLEASE RETWEET - this needs to be disseminated.
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Apr 14, 2022
    painweek.org/media/news/new… Remarkable. CMS to cover chiropractic, with no evidence-basis for chronic pain, motivated to do so because it's "non-opioid". Science at its worst.....
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Aug 9, 2021
    painweek.org/media/news/soc… More evidence that the wealthy are provided with access to superior pain management. When will our society begin to recognize the need to look at pain management not as a commodity, but as a fundamental human right?!?!
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Mar 23, 2022
    Excited about today's submission of "Misinterpretation of the ‘Overdose Crisis’ Continues to Fuel Misunderstanding of the Role of Prescription Opioids" with colleagues @JeffreyFudin, @JeffJBettinger, & @GhanaboyPharmd. CPPs will love it, anti-opioid crusaders..not so much.
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Jun 9, 2021
    medpagetoday.com/special-report… More for-profit insurance company horrors. Pain patients often have nowhere else to go but EDs, and this is being taken off of the plate. In 2015, I posited that insurers would rather just see "expensive" CPPs expire. This is more evidence of such.
    medpagetoday.com
    UnitedHealthcare to Crack Down on 'Non-Emergent' ED Claims
    Emergency physicians group characterized new policy as 'direct violation' of current standard
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Jun 7, 2021
    Hot of the presses: Our effort to get the term "Failed Back Surgery Syndrome" replaced with "Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome" - which is far less stigmatizing and marginalizing. Please retweet! dovepress.com/getfile.php?fi…
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    Dr. Michael Schatman
    @headdock
    Jul 27, 2021
    Yep.....