Compass Opioid Stewardship Coaches Top 5 Podcast

The Compass Opioid Stewardship Coaches Top 5 Podcast aims to provide clinicians with both recent and landmark medical literature to keep them up to date on in their practice. Episodes highlight topics such as pain management, alternatives to opioids, buprenorphine and methadone treatment, substance use disorders, health equity, harm reduction and more! Dr. Don Stader, a Board Certified Addiction Medicine Physician, and Clinical Pharmacist, Dr. Susan Bradley, lead the discussions, emphasizing the essential evidence you should be aware of. Each episode, released weekly and lasting 15 minutes or less, presents 5 valuable articles curated by the IHC Compass Clinical Coaches.

Episode 72 07/21/2025

Episode 72 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing oral vs injectable naltrexone, brain function outcomes in long term heavy cannabis use, and more! , Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, April 2025 , Published in the Journal of Rheumatology, February 2025 , Published in Pain, January 2022 , Published in Pharmacy, May 2024 , Published in JAMA Network Open, January 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/37483800

Episode 71 07/21/2025

Episode 71 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the link between dietary fiber intake and osteoarthritis, buprenorphine induction in pharmacies, and more! , Published in the Journal of Pain Research, November 2024 , Published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, February 2025 , Published in Applied Ergonomics, May 2024 , Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, January 2023 , Published in JAMA Network Open, May 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/37483775

Episode 70 07/21/2025

Episode 70 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing mindfulness vs CBT, the impact of home exercise training for low back pain, and more! , Published in JAMA Network Open, April 2025 , Published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, January 2021 , Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, August 2021 , Published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, November-December 2023 , Published by JAMA Network Open, May 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/37483755

Episode 69 07/21/2025

Episode 69 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the new joint clinical practice guideline on benzodiazepine tapering, myofascial pain syndrome, dietary modification and supplement use for endometriosis, and more! , Published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, February 2025 , Published by JAMA Network Open, March 2025 , Published by Muscle & Nerve, May 2025 , Published by Preventative Medicine Reports, May 2025 , Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/37482615

Episode 68 07/21/2025

Episode 68 In this episode, Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing acute pain management in patients with OUD, trends in buprenorphine prescribing for chronic pain, the association between fiber intake and osteoarthritis, and more! , Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, March 2025 , Published in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, February 2025 , Published in Pain, May 2025 , Published in Psychopharmacology Bulletin, April 2025 , Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/37475735

Episode 67 07/07/2025

Episode 67 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing non-pharmacologic interventions for pain, expansion of treatment for AUD in primary care, prescribing of buprenorphine by pharmacists, and more! , Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, March 2025 , Published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, November 2024 , Published in Cell Reports Medicine, February 2025 , Published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, March 2025 , Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/37302690

Episode 66 06/30/2025

Episode 66 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the analgesic benefits of nature exposure, fatal drug overdoses in healthcare workers, and more! , Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, February 2025 , Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2025 , Published in Nature Communications, March 2025 , Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, November/December 2022 , Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, August 2023 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/37214230

Episode 65 06/09/2025

Episode 65 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the new NIH HEAL MME Calculator, the recent consensus statement on pain management for pregnant individuals with OUD, and more! , Published in PAIN, February 2025 , Published in Arthritis Care and Research, November 2024 , Published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, January 2025 , Published in Anesthesia and Analgesia, November 2024 , Published in JAMA Network Open, January 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/36912290

Episode 64 06/02/2025

Episode 64 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing depression and physical multimorbidity, pharmacy harm reduction practices, new persistent opioid use after surgery, and more! , Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, February 2025 , Published in PLOS Medicine, February 2025 , Published in CNS Drugs, April 2025 , Published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, April 2025 , Published in JAMA Network Open, February 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/36813345

Episode 63 05/19/2025

Episode 63 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing physician empathy and the impact on pain perception, esketamine for prevention of postpartum depression, and more! , Published in JAMA Network Open, January 2025 , Published in Arthritis Research and Therapy, January 2025 , Published in JAMA Network Open, April 2024 , Published in Addiction Health, October 2024 , Published in Jama Network Open, February 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/36620800

Episode 62 05/13/2025

Episode 62 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing risks of opioid tapering, a novel artery procedure for knee arthritis, and more! , Published in Pain Medicine, November 2024 , Published in Health Day, December 2024 , Published in Pain Medicine, February 2025 , Published in Amersa, February 2025 , Published in JAMA Network Open, February 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/36544565

Episode 61 05/05/2025

Episode 61 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing Journavx (suzetrigine), recommendations for vitamin D and calcium supplementation, perioperative use of tapentadol, and more! , Published as an FDA News Release, January 2025 , Published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, December 2024 , Published in Pain Management, June 2023 , Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, January 2024 , Published in JAMA Network Open, January 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/36433615

Episode 60 04/29/2025

Episode 60 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men, long-term effects of muscle relaxants, and more! , Published by the National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief, Number 518, November 2024 , Published in Alcohol- Clinical and Experimental Research, December 2024 , Published in BMC Urology, June 2023 , Published in the Annals of Family Medicine, January 2025 , Published in JAMA Network Open, September 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/36333740

Episode 59 04/28/2025

Episode 59 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the effects of long-term kratom use, hand osteoarthritis, insomnia in older adults, and more! , Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine- Clinical Cases, January 2025 , Published in Arthritis Care and Research, December 2024 , Published in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, January 2025 , Published in Anesthesiology Clinical, April 2023 , Published in JAMA Network Open, January 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/36333715

Episode 58 04/07/2025

Episode 58 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing the link between Vitamin D levels and migraines, methotrexate for knee osteoarthritis, and more! , Published in JAMA, December 2024 , Published in PLoS One, January 2025 , Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, July 2024 , Published in Addiction, January 2025 , Published in JAMA Network Open, January 2025 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/36032245

Episode 57 03/31/2025

Episode 57 In this episode, Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing persistent pain and long-term opioids, safer opioid supply programs, suicide risk in patients prescribed opioid agonist therapy, and more! , Published in Addiction, May 2024 , Published in the Journal of Pain, October 2024 , Published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, August 2021 , Canadian Journal of Public Health, December 2024 , Published in JAMA Network Open, September 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35929880

Episode 56 03/24/2025

Episode 56 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing opioids and dementia risk, bending the overdose curve, extended release naltrexone, and more! , Published in JAMA Network Open, November 2024 , published in the New England Journal of Medicine, September 2024 , Published in JAMA Health Forum, January 2024 , Published in the BMJ, December 2024 , Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35832835

Episode 55 03/10/2025

Episode 55 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing pain neuroscience education, CBT for insomnia in chronic spinal pain patients, and more! , Published in JAMA, October 2024 , Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, November 2024 , Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, December 2024 , Published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, November 2024 , Published in JAMA Network Open, August 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35602355

Episode 54 02/25/2025

Episode 54 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing TENS for knee osteoarthritis, buprenorphine continuation in the peri-operative period, combination therapy for neuropathic pain, and more! , Published in Addiction, October 2024 , Published in Biomolecules, December 2023 , Published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, March 2022 , Published in Anesthesiology, November 2024 , Published in JAMA Network Open, March 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35400490

Episode 53 02/24/2025

Episode 53 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing Nav1.7 for osteoarthritis, resistance exercise for fibromyalgia, virtual yoga for chronic low back pain , and more! , Published in JAMA, October 2024 , Published in Nature, January 2024 , Published in Rheumatology International, March 2022 , Published in Substance Use and Addiction Journal, November 2024 , Published in JAMA Network Open, November 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35400460

Episode 52 02/17/2025

Episode 52 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing buprenorphine associated precipitated withdrawal, open label placebo injections, the potential use of GLP-1 RA’s in SUD, and more! , Published in JAMA Network Open, September 2024 , Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, Sept/Oct 2024 , Published in Translational Research, August 2021 , Published in Pain Practice, November 2024 , Published in JAMA Network Open, September 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35309665

Episode 51 02/12/2025

Episode 51 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing pregabalin versus gabapentin in lumbar radiculopathy, outcomes of placebo treatment in psychiatric disorders, illicit fentanyl during the prenatal period, and more! , Published in Pain Practice, October 2024 , Published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, January 2023 , Published in JAMA, May 2024 I, Published in the American Journal of Perinatology, October 2024 , Published in JAMA /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35217435

Episode 50 02/11/2025

Episode 50 In this episode, Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing extended-release injectable buprenorphine versus sublingual, mortality association with benzodiazepine and opioid agonist co-prescribing, and more! , Published in JAMA, July 2024 , Published in JAMA, June 2024 , Published in Pain Reports, Jan 2024 , Published in BMC Psychiatry, October 2024 , Published by JAMA, May 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35217425

Episode 49 02/10/2025

Episode 49 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing semaglutide for OUD, risks of methadone, buprenorphine for pain, and more! , Published in JAMA Network Open, September 2024 , Published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, January 2010 , Published in the American Journal of Medicine, May 2024 , Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, October 2024 , Published in Addiction, May 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35217410

Episode 48 02/10/2025

Episode 48 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing acute care pain management pearls, the impact of an addiction care team on outcomes relating to Drug Use Associated-Infective Endocarditis , and more! , Published in Healthcare, December 2022 , Published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, September 2024 , Published in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, September 2024 , Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, August 2024 , Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, August 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/35217395

Episode 47 01/21/2025

Episode 47 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing mortality risk after opioid substitution, virtual reality-based Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enchancement , and more! , Published in BMJ Clinical Research, April 2017 , Published in Pain Management, August 2024 , Published in the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, September 2024 , Published in the Annals of Medicine, August 2024 , Published in the Annals of Medicine, December 2022 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/34919065

Episode 46 01/20/2025

Episode 46 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing psychedelics for depression, drug overdose death counts provided by the National Vital Statistics System, and more! , Published in the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System, Last Updated August 2024 , Published in Frontiers in Pharmacology, August 2024 , Published in BMC Anesthesiology, September 2024 , Published in theBMJ, August 2024 , Published in the American Journal of Medicine, May 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/34919055

Episode 45 01/13/2025

Episode 45 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing buprenorphine in perioperative settings and in pregnancy, stigma among PCP’s, and more! , Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, May/June 2024 , Published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, September 2024 , Published in the Annals of Medicine, December 2024. , Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, September 2024 , Published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, Jan-Feb 2023 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/34827765

Episode 44 01/06/2025

Episode 44 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing lessons from Germany in opioid prescribing, the link between childhood adversity and chronic pain in adulthood, acupuncture for methadone dose reduction, and more! , Published by NBC New, October 2019 , Published in the European Journal of Pain, January 2024 , Published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, June 2024 , Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, June 2024 , Published in Preventative Medicine, February 2024 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/34722195

Episode 43 01/04/2025

Episode 43 Episode 43 In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks, discussing second hand nicotine exposure from vaping, preoperative pharmacogenomic testing, efficacy of GLP-1 receptor agonists in SUD, and more! , Published in PLoS One, July 2020 , Published in BMC Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, July 2024 , Published in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, June 2024 , Published in JAMA, July 2024 , Published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, August 2023 /episode/index/show/04d7d5a4-a39c-412b-9518-874693f6aed2/id/34722175

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