67 - PT`s Role in the Opioid Use Disorder with Dr. Steven Kinney

💭” We tend to think of the opioid crisis being an outpatient orthopedic-only issue but is something that stands all aspects of our practices and all aspects of our society.” - Dr. Steven Kinney

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Steve Kinney PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FiT. Dr. Kinney earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Columbia University. He completed extensive training in Neuro-Developmental Treatment, becoming certified in Recovering Function. He helped develop APTA Indiana’s Pain Special Interest Group and is the current chair. Steven has practiced in outpatient, subacute rehab, home health, inpatient rehab, and acute care hospital settings with diverse patient populations. He currently works in outpatient and acute care hospital settings. He is also a lab instructor and guest lecturer at Indiana State University. He has taught and developed continuing education courses for physical therapists and other healthcare professionals at the state and national levels.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Steven's story and career

▪️ Definition of opioid use disorder

▪️ How to identify an opioid use disorder

▪️ The relationship between persistent pain and OUD

▪️ PT's role in the prevention and treatment of OUD

▪️ Preventive strategies for different stages/pathways of OUD

▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Steven's favorite resource of information:

1- Todd E Davenport. et al. Navigating the Intersection Between Persistent Pain and the Opioid Crisis: Population Health Perspectives for Physical Therapy - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32115638/. 2020
2- APTA white paper - "Beyond Opioids: How Physical Therapy Can Transform Pain Management to Improve Health": https://www.apta.org/contentassets/b9421650038941469c75d06a0a191069/beyond-opioids-white-paper.pdf
3- Jake Magel, PT, PhD, DSc- opioids research
4-Quinones, Sam. The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth. 2021
5- Naloxone virtual course: https://reg.link/event-registrations/registration/?eventID=43EF444D-B677-ACF4-0955CB0467D16F0E

📲Steven's contact information:

Email: stevengkinney@gmail.com
Twitter: @Steven_KinneyPT
LinkedIn @StevenKinneyPT - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenkinneypt/
Instagram @StevenKinneyPT

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/Tdezad0zesw

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