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Surgery Beyond Opioids: Effective Pain Management Strategies with Brand Newland Building PA Podcast
In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin celebrate five years of podcasting while diving into an important topic: opioid awareness and pain management in the context of surgery. They welcome Brand Newland, CEO and co-founder of Goldfinch Health, who shares insights on improving the surgical experience and reducing reliance on opioids.
Brand discusses the founding of Goldfinch Health, which aims to enhance the experience around major planned surgeries by focusing on better pain management and recovery strategies. He emphasizes the importance of multimodal pain management, which includes using non-opioid medications like acetaminophen and ibuprofen, and innovative approaches such as the use of a vibrating device called VibraCool to help manage pain.
The conversation highlights the alarming statistics surrounding opioid prescriptions and the need for a shift in how pain is managed post-surgery. Brand shares findings from a recent study showing that patients can return to work an average of 35 days faster with Goldfinch’s support, which not only benefits individuals but also has significant implications for employers and labor unions.
Listeners are encouraged to be proactive about their pain management, both before and after surgery, and to consider alternatives to opioids. Brand also introduces the Billion Pill Fudge Program, an initiative aimed at reducing the number of leftover opioid pills after surgery, which poses a risk to communities.
We thank Brand for joining us and sharing his expertise, and we hope our audience finds this information helpful in navigating their own healthcare journeys.
In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin dive into a significant legal case that has captured the attention of the construction industry: the […]
