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Think Health Science: Advances In Pain Management

When the rock legend Prince died earlier this year, it was revealed that the performer suffered from opioid addiction. Injuries in the 1980s perhaps led to the prescription drug addiction that would end his life. But there are alternative ways to manage chronic pain, and at the next Think Health Science on Thursday, June 9, you'll learn about some of these treatment methods, as well as get a multifaceted look at the use of opiates to treat pain.

THINK HEALTH SCIENCE: ADVANCES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT
Thursday, June 9, 2016
7 P.M.
Pestana Lecture Hall, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

About the presenters:

Dr. Barbara Turner is a Professor of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center, a practicing general internist and the director of the ReACH Center. ReACH promotes the health of South Texas residents, especially its majority Hispanic population, by bringing together researchers from diverse disciplines and community partners to evaluate quality of care and implement appropriate models of care for optimal health outcomes.

Dr. Jennifer Sharpe Potter is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology (pain medicine) at the UT Health Science Center. With a primary research interest of substance use disorders, Dr. Potter's current research - utilizing combined behavioral and medication-based approaches -- focuses on the prevention and treatment of opioid use disorders and chronic pain.

Think Health Science is presented by TPR and the University of Texas Health Science Center.