• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Opioid therapy is indicated for acute pain and cancer-related pain; however, it is also often used in chronic non-cancer pain management once non-pharmacologic and non-opioid therapies have failed. When opioid therapy is warranted, careful consideration should be given when selecting the most appropriate agent. This issue focuses on similarities and differences among opioid medications, along with common adverse effects, monitoring parameters, and risk mitigation strategies that pharmacists can provide to improve safety.
  

  Handouts

  • Homestudy PDF :   22272H08.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacy Technician

  Identify interactions, adverse effects, and contraindications of opioid medications

  Define types of pain appropriate for opioid therapy and considerations for treating that type of pain

  Recall available risk screening and mitigation tools for opioid therapy

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-962812

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-22-272-H08-T
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Hanna  Hollingsworth, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Parkland Health

  Amanda  Mullins, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pain Management, VA St. Louis Healthcare System

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