SAFE Program Webinar: Pain, Dependence, or Disorder: Navigating the Gray Zone of Opioid Use in Older Adults

SAFE Webinar Event Part of the SAFE Program (Support, Advocacy, Family Education) Join geriatrician and palliative medicine physician Dr. Alexander Jordan for a free community education event on understanding and navigating the complex relationship between chronic pain and opioid use in older adults. What you'll learn: How understanding the experiences of chronic pain and suffering can help us more compassionately support older adults who use opioidsHow to recognize when opioid use may be a sign of dependence or opioid use disorder (OUD), and what warning signs to look forTreatment approaches for older adults living with both chronic pain and OUD, including medications that support safety and reduce overdose risk