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Lynn R. Webster, MD, FACPM, FASAM, earned his doctorate of medicine from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, and completed his residency in the University of Utah Medical Center’s department of anesthesiology, Salt Lake City, Utah. He is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, and is also certified in addiction medicine. In his private practice, he treats chronic pain patients, many of whom have complex diagnoses, and also detoxes opioid-addicted patients. This dual role lends Dr Webster a valuable perspective to treating patients in pain while simultaneously minimizing the potential for abuse and addiction.
As cofounder and medical director of Lifetree Clinical Research, Dr Webster’s research interests are diverse. He has been keenly involved in developing safer and more effective therapies for chronic pain and addiction. Dr Webster lectures extensively on preventing opioid abuse and diversion in chronic pain patients, and has authored more than 100 scientific abstracts and journal articles, and the recently published book entitled Avoiding Opioid Abuse While Managing Pain: A Guide for Practitioners. This book for clinicians who prescribe opioids is a guide to the clinical, regulatory, and ethical issues associated with the prescribing of opioid analgesics. It includes step-by-step protocols for assessing patients for the risk of opioid abuse as well as for legally protecting the opioid prescriber.
He is the cofounder of LifeSource, a nonprofit foundation established in 2006 to educate physicians, patients, and communities on health issues (with an emphasis on pain-related scientific and social issues), as well as fund and conduct research to discover new solutions. LifeSource’s first project is the "Zero Unintentional Deaths" campaign to educate physicians, chronic pain sufferers, and communities about the issue of unintentional overdose deaths related to methadone and other prescription medications.
Dr Webster currently serves on the board of directors for the American Academy of Pain Medicine and he was also instrumental in launching the Utah chapter of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
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