Janet Tamaren

1 month ago | kevinmd.com | Myles Gart |Amy Mae Baxter |Janet Tamaren |Gary Call

I’ve witnessed what’s possible when we rethink pain management. By implementing a multimodal assessment approach at my hospital, I achieved a 50 percent reduction in inpatient opioid use, measured in morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs). The Numeric Pain Scale (NPS)—that 0-10 score we’ve leaned on too much—drives overuse when it’s the only guide, and with the U.S. consuming 80 percent of the world’s opioids as just 4.4 percent of its population, that’s a problem we can’t ignore.

2 months ago | kevinmd.com | Amy Mae Baxter |Gary Call |Julie Craig |Janet Tamaren

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Amelia Bueche, an osteopathic physician, discusses her KevinMD article, “This perspective will change how physicians address pain and recovery.” Amelia explores the interconnectedness of trauma, pain, and recovery, emphasizing the importance of addressing pain’s root causes on physical, mental, and emotional levels.

Jan 19, 2025 | kevinmd.com | Richard A. Lawhern |Gary Call |Julie Craig |Janet Tamaren

As a health care writer and patient advocate for over 27 years, I have interacted with thousands of patients who experience chronic severe pain, caregivers who support struggling family members, and clinicians who treat painful conditions. Depression and anxiety are very common in these patients and may significantly complicate treatment.   Untreated depression – or under-treated pain – can cause increases in healing times, suicidal ideation, and even suicide itself.

Jan 17, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Janet Tamaren

An excerpt from Yankee Doctor in the Bible Belt: A Memoir. We work in high-pressure environments, where Dr. Death is often lurking. We can be superstitious. We can protect ourselves with a sense of humor. We can use words as a smokescreen to protect our sanity. See below. I was a resident working in the NICU. The shifts were long—sometimes as long as thirty hours in a row. I was at times dealing with sleep deprivation, which may have made me more suggestible to supernatural omens in the NICU.

Jan 17, 2025 | kevinmd.com | Janet Tamaren |Tom Zaubler |Wendy Hind |Sara Pastoor

An excerpt from Yankee Doctor in the Bible Belt: A Memoir. We work in high-pressure environments, where Dr. Death is often lurking. We can be superstitious. We can protect ourselves with a sense of humor. We can use words as a smokescreen to protect our sanity. See below. I was a resident working in the NICU. The shifts were long—sometimes as long as thirty hours in a row. I was at times dealing with sleep deprivation, which may have made me more suggestible to supernatural omens in the NICU.