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Office of Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship (OPMOS)

  • Dr. Dania Chastain, PhD, Director of OPMOS shows a slide of the Emoji Drug Code scale during her presentation.
  • Dr. Dania Chastain, PhD, OPMOS Director and OPMOS Program Director Wendy Carlton give a presentation to Parents at Albemarle High School on Navigating the Opioid Crisis.
  • UVA OPMOS Presentation at Miller School as Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad Chief Virginia Leavell and Miller senior Damien Kerseborn, who is training to be an EMT
  • OPMOS Director Dr. Dania Chastain, PhD, Program Director Wendy Carlton pose with Anesthesiologist Dr. Bob Goldstein, MD, and Virginia Leavell, Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad Captain at the Albemarle High School OPMOS Presentation.
  • OPMOS Staff pose with the powerpoint presentation at Miller School.
  • Anne Croonquist, Albemarle High School parent presents a slide in memory of her son at the OPMOS Albemarle High School OPMOS Educational presentation.
  • OPMOS Program Director Wendy Carlton with OPMOS Director Dr. Dania Chastain, PhD pose with staff at a Miller School OPMOS tabling and presentation.
  • OPMOS Dr. Dania Chastain and OPMOS Staff present a program on Adolescents and Opioids at Albemarle High School.
  • University of Virginia Anesthesiologist Dr. Bob Goldstein, OPMOS Director Dr. Dania Chastain, PhD, OPMOS Program Director Wendy Carlton and Anesthesiologist Dr. Priyanka Singla, MD, smile at a community table at a Drug Take Back event for the community.
  • UVA Anesthesiology Staff present a slide on counterfeit pills at an OPMOS educational event at Miller School.
  • OPMOS Direction Dr. Dania Chastain, PhD smiles as she poses with the educational materials table at a UVA Anesthesiology OPMOS Presentation.

A Message from the OPMOS Founding Director

University of Virginia Dania Chastain, PhD, Clinical Psychologist & Founding Director of OPMOS

Dania Cyd Chastain, PhD
Founding Director of OPMOS
Clinical Psychologist
Anesthesiology Pain Management

The opioid crisis has changed the way we study, evaluate, and treat patients. I founded The University of Virginia Office of Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship (OPMOS) to establish and foster interdisciplinary, collaborative educational initiatives within UVA and in partnership with our local community. We offer individualized education for healthcare providers and nonprofits, for patients and families, and for students and parents. Our focus is on:

  • Communication—between doctors and patients, within institutions, within families, and with community supports
  • Treatment—research-based best practices for opioid prescribing, sparing, tapering, weaning, and opioid use disorder
  • Collaboration—with other research hospitals, community healthcare organizations, local educators, and providers across specialties (including anesthesiology, EMS, nursing, oncology, orthopedics, pain medicine, pediatrics, pharmacy, psychology, oral surgery, palliative care, social work, and surgery)
  • Safety—patient and provider protocols, drug disposal drop-boxes, and education on medication safety and responsibility at home
  • Empowerment—foundations for provider-patient communication, the role of pain management, and harm reduction strategies

We are a resource for you, and for your patients. Let us know if you are interested in an educational program to meet the needs of your practice or organization. Get involved—tell us what you’re seeing, tell us what you need at OPMOS@uvahealth.org or reach us by phone in the UVA Department of Anesthesiology at (434) 924-2283. Please see the following sections below “About OPMOS,” “Continuing Medical Education,” and “Community Education” to learn more. I look forward to hearing from you,

Dr. Dania Chastain, PhD
Founding Director of OPMOS

About OPMOS

Continuing Medical Education

Community Education

The Office of Pain Management & Opioid Stewardship, (OPMOS) offers individualized opioid education programs for healthcare providers and community nonprofits, for patients and families, and for local students, teachers, and parents. You can read about some of the programs below. We are dedicated to this community, and proud to serve all its constituencies. We’d love to hear from you Charlottesville—tell us what you’re seeing, tell us what you’d like to see, and let us know how we can help at: opmos@uvahealth.org