Beyond Opioids: Personalizing Pain Treatment Through Genetics

About this episode

Brian Meshkin discusses the potential of personalizing pain treatment through genetics to avoid opioid addiction.

​What ​if ​you ​could ​tell ​ahead ​of ​time ​who ​needed ​how ​much ​pain ​relief? ​What ​if ​you ​could ​avoid ​administering ​opioids ​to ​those ​with ​the ​highest ​risk ​of ​addiction, ​even ​if ​they ​didn't ​already ​know ​for ​themselves? What ​if ​you ​could ​help ​ease ​the ​pain ​of ​a ​patient ​in ​need ​and ​be ​sure ​that ​you've ​made ​the ​right ​call? Brian ​Meshkin ​of Proove ​Genomics shares his journey from personal tragedy to pioneering a scoring system ...

People in this episode

Guest: Brian Meshkin

Topics covered

• pain treatment
• genetics
• opioids
• addiction
• personalized medicine

Keywords

• pain relief
• opioid addiction
• genetic scoring
• personalized treatment
• healthcare

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Organizations: Proove Genomics

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