Medicine20.net User Profile: Valérie Piguet

Valérie Piguet (vp-piguet)
Clinical Pharmacology, Geneva University Hospital
 
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Conferences

Attended Medicine 2.0'09 (Toronto, Canada)
Thursday, September 17, 2009 to Friday, September 18, 2009
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Attended Medicine 2.0'10 (Maastricht, NL)
Monday, November 29, 2010 to Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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Attended Medicine 2.0'12 (Boston, USA)
Saturday, September 15, 2012 to Sunday, September 16, 2012
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Attended Medicine 2.0'13 (London, UK)
Monday, September 23, 2013 to Tuesday, September 24, 2013
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Accepted Abstracts

Medicine 2.0'12 (Boston, USA)

An Interactive Pedagogical Course Facilitating Access to Information on Analgesics and Exchanges between Chronic Pain Patients
Valérie Piguet*, Gaelle Molinari, Christophe Luthy, Sarah Kupferschmid, Maria Caiata-zufferey, Anne-francoise Allaz, Christine Cedraschi

Despite advances in multidisciplinary chronic pain management in which prescription of analgesics is a cornerstone, a significant percentage of chronic pain patients (CPPs) are not relieved. Analgesics are largely contributing to this poor outcome with half of CPPs reporting medication misuse (underuse rather than overuse). The fear of somatic or psychic adverse effects, of tolerance and addiction are the most often cited reasons for reducing or stopping medication. Besides the pharmacologica...

Medicine 2.0'13 (London, UK)

Chronic Pain Patients' Use of Online Health Information: a Cross-Sectional Study
Natalia Pletneva*, Ameena Jesaimani, Caroline Werner, Marie Besson, Jules Desmeules, Christine Cedraschi, Valerie Piguet*

Background: Internet is extensively used to search for health information. While general data is available, little is known about how patients with chronic pain use Internet with respect to their condition and to medication intake. This study addresses these questions. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from July to December 2012. A questionnaire investigating various aspects of Internet use as well as of pain-related issues was given to the patients referred to Multidisciplinar...

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