Frederick J. Goldstein
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA
Biography
Frederick J Goldstein, PhD, FCP, is a Medical Scientist, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, and Coordinator of Pharmacology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). He is on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, and has been a writer and consultant for the National Board of Medical Education. He is a member of several national and international clinical pharmacology and pain societies. He serves on editorial boards of various clinical journals including the Journal of Opioid Management, Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, and the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, and routinely reviews papers submitted for publication therein. He has many publications, and also received grants for human studies, including one from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to improve post-operative analgesia following abdominal hysterectomy; this study demonstrated that a combination of pre-emptive morphine plus post-surgical osteopathic manipulative treatment improved pain relief in the post-surgical period. He currently has a clinical investigation in progress to improve analgesia in chronic pain patients. He is a member of Compassion and Choices, a national organization which advocates the right-to-die for patients within certain conditions; last year he spoke at a meeting of the Philadelphia Chapter. Based upon his clinical knowledge about pain treatment, he created the word Suicidogen, and defines it as any factor that causes a person to think about, and possibly commit, suicide. He knows that poor pain management is a Suicidogen. Recently, due to the increased USA problem in opioid abuse, overdose and resultant deaths problem, he was given a leadership position at PCOM to enhance medical education in pain management.
Abstract
Abstract : Pain Management
