• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Can you imagine being dropped off at the emergency room by your wife and toddler on Friday the 13th during a pandemic to only begin a 3-month-long excruciating journey of pain? Although not necessarily the view of this writer, kidney stone pain has been compared to various other incredible instances of pain such as broken legs, bear maulings, and even childbirth. Regardless of the subjectivity of pain levels, the writer experienced numerous “educational moments” over the course of needing a pandemic-related delay to a non-elective, yet non-emergency surgery, and aims to share those “teachable moments.” Dr. Garofoli will take participants on a journey through a personal experience of incredible pain to not only provide a patient-point-of-view from a healthcare professional (not your typical textbook patient case), but also to elevate from the story to provide teaching moments. We will comprehensively review pain management efforts such as pain scales, morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs), NSAID and Opioid pharmacology (structures, mechanisms, efficacy, and side effects), and opioid risk reduction efforts (consultation, screenings, and limitations). We will also briefly review the core aspects of substance use disorder (addiction) with particular attention to its respective stigmatic terminology. This is not your average campfire conversation; however, we will utilize that style while also providing dynamic continuing education.
  

  Handouts

  • Homestudy PDF :   20221H08.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Describe the pathophysiology behind medication misuse, drug abuse, and substance use disorder, commonly referred to as addiction, along with respective stigmatic terminology.

  Identify pharmacological aspects of NSAID and opioid medications, including mechanisms, structures, side effects, and the calculation of morphine milligram equivalent daily dosages (MMEs/Day) based on the 2016 CDC Chronic Pain Opioid Guidelines.

  Describe appropriate pain assessment techniques including the physical exam, radiology scans, and pain scales.

  Pharmacy Technician

  Identify pharmacological aspects of NSAID and opioid medications, including mechanisms, structures, side effects, and the calculation of morphine milligram equivalent daily dosages (MMEs/Day) based on the 2016 CDC Chronic Pain Opioid Guidelines.

  Describe the pathophysiology behind medication misuse, drug abuse, and substance use disorder, commonly referred to as addiction, along with respective stigmatic terminology.

  Describe appropriate pain assessment techniques including the physical exam, radiology scans, and pain scales.

  Nurse

  Identify pharmacological aspects of NSAID and opioid medications, including mechanisms, structures, side effects, and the calculation of morphine milligram equivalent daily dosages (MMEs/Day) based on the 2016 CDC Chronic Pain Opioid Guidelines.

  Describe appropriate pain assessment techniques including the physical exam, radiology scans, and pain scales.

  Describe the pathophysiology behind medication misuse, drug abuse, and substance use disorder, commonly referred to as addiction, along with respective stigmatic terminology.

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-710215

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-20-221-H08-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-20-221-H08-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-20-221-H08-N
  

  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

  Mark  Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, CTTS Assistant Professor, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

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