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Judith Paice, PhD, RN, on Managing Cancer Pain: Strategies for Prescribing Opioids

2016 NCCN Annual Conference (1)

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Judith Paice, PhD, RN, of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, discusses strategies for safe opioid prescribing: making a comprehensive assessment, stratifying risk, using universal precautions, and educating practitioners on safe storage and disposal.



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