In this podcast episode, Vanila Singh, MD, MACM, speaks with Maggie Buckley, a woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, about her experience navigating stigma and treatment options as a patient with chronic pain.
Listen as Vanila Singh, MD, MACM, speaks with Maggie Buckley, a woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and chronic pain, about her experience with pain therapies and different healthcare professionals over the years. They have an enlightening discussion about the challenges both patients and healthcare professionals face in optimizing pain management, with a poignant conversation about how stigma plays a role in pain medicine. They close by offering advice to fellow healthcare professionals and patients on how to approach pain management from both perspectives.
Presenters:
Vanila Singh, MD, MACM
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology, Peri-operative, and Pain Medicine
Stanford School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California
Chairperson, Former Chief Medical Officer
HHS Pain Management Pain Task Force
US Department of Health and Human Services
Maggie Buckley
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies. Please see
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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC and in partnership with the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management, Practicing Clinicians Exchange, and ProCE.
Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3mcDHsi