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Philippa Hawley, FRCPC
Approach to managing cancer pain Over the past 2 decades, cancer has been the leading cause of death in Canada, at just over 80 000 deaths per year in 2019.[1] Heart disease trailed by a large margin, at 52 541. The... Read More
Dr Romayne Gallagher Dr Philippa Hawley Throughout the last 15 years, the increase in opioid-related harms has been situated as a problem with a class of drugs rather than... Read More
We would like to express our concern regarding the article “Think twice: Evidence-based opioid sparing approaches to pain management.”[1] We share the authors’ concern with the current increasing death toll from... Read More
Medicinal cannabis presents a unique dilemma for physicians and regulatory authorities because it represents an unapproved treatment with limited good-quality research to inform guidelines that clarify specific age-... Read More
Methadone is a synthetic opioid used for managing opioid dependence and as a second-line opioid analgesic. A dramatic increase in methadone use for pain has occurred over the last 10 years, with shared worldwide... Read More