Session Information
2008 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Essentials for Managing the Conundrum of Chronic Pain
Track:
Educational Sessions
Program Code: 240-L01
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
S220G
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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Michele Matthews, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
PRESENTER(S):
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Michele Matthews, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, Professor and Vice Chair, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Suzanne Nesbit, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Pain Management, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Pharmacy Jennifer Strickland, PharmD, BCPS, Co-Director of Center for Advancing QOL (LRMC), Lakeland Regional Medical Center
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Compare and contrast the available pharmacotherapy for chronic pain through the identification of drug mechanism of action, indications, dosing, adverse effects, and monitoring parameters.
- Define the role of the pharmacist in end-of-life care to improve patient quality of life.
- Describe the pathophysiology of various chronic pain syndromes, including chronic cancer pain, chronic non-cancer pain, and neuropathic pain.
- Identify methods that pharmacists can recommend to improve patient adherence to analgesic regimens.
- Recommend an appropriate treatment regimen for the management of chronic pain in substance abusers.