January 16, 2024
Injury Prevention Center Lunch and Learn: Chronic Pain Amidst the Opioid Overdose Epidemic
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Featuring Dr. Pooja Lagisetty, MD, MSc
U-M School of Public Health, Room 1680
1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
The University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center hosted a lunch and learn seminar on Tuesday, January 16th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at SPH I, Room 1680.
In 2021, the CDC estimated that about 20% of adults experience chronic pain, representing the important role that doctors, educators, and practitioners have in safe opioid prescribing and pain management.
Dr. Pooja Lagisetty discussed opioids and overdose as an injury prevention area of focus and provided an overview of the opioid epidemic and treatment landscape for patients with pain, including the major barriers to accessing pain treatment and potential solutions.
The event was open to all researchers, staff, and students and lunch will be provided.
