This two-hour, online webinar aims to improve pharmacist and pharmacy staff members understanding of acute and chronic pain and the medications used to best manage pain. Expert faculty will discuss the mechanisms and burden of acute and chronic pain and evidence from current literature regarding the safety and efficacy of non-opioid and opioid analgesics. Participants will receive information on evidence-based guidelines, from organizations such as the CDC. Based on real-world experience, faculty will demonstrate ways to discuss expectations of pain management with patients, assess the safety and pain control achieved with treatment regimens, screen patients for opioid misuse or opioid use disorder, and make recommendations based on patient-centered conversations. Learners will gain skills that will help mitigate the risk of fatal and non-fatal opioid overdose and opioid use disorder in pain management treatment plans.
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This ACPE-accredited continuing pharmacy education activity (UAN 0022-0000-23-011-H08-P) is designed to meet the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy continuing education regulatory requirement for pharmacists to complete CPE on the opioid epidemic or opioid use disorder as outlined in 201 KAR 2:015.
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Faculty
 Stephanie Abel, PharmD, BCPS
Opioid Stewardship Program Coordinator
University of Kentucky Healthcare
Lexington, Kentucky
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Dr. Abel is the Opioid Stewardship Program Coordinator at University of Kentucky HealthCare. Prior to that she practiced as a Pain Management and Palliative Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center - James Cancer Hospital. She received her PharmD from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska after which she completed a PGY-1 residency in Pharmacy Practice at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina and a PGY-2 residency in Pain Management and Palliative Care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a past Chair of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pain and Palliative Care Practice and Research Network, as well as the Nominations and Advocacy Committees for the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists (SPPCP), and a member of the Opioid Stewardship Task Force for SPPCP. Dr. Abel has authored primary literature and book chapters on topics such as acute pain management in opioid tolerant patients. She has also been an invited speaker for many regional and national talks as well as developed national and international education modules on topics such as opioid stewardship, pain management, palliative care, opioid use disorder, and medical marijuana to multidisciplinary audiences.
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| Disclosure: Dr. Abel has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. |
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Planners and Reviewers
The planners, organizers, and others in control of the content of this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
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ACPE Reviewer
Adrienne Matson, PharmD, BCPS
Disclosure: Dr. Matson has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
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Peer Reviewers
Laura Stinson, PharmD
Disclosure: Dr. Stinson has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Monica Roberts, PharmD
Disclosure: Dr. Roberts has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity participants will be able to:
- Review the mechanisms and burden of acute and chronic pain.
- Examine evidence from literature regarding safe and effective pain management using non-opioid methods and opioid analgesics in acute and chronic pain.
- Apply evidence-based guidelines to evaluate pain management strategies.
- Employ strategies to address expectations of pain management with patients, assess appropriateness of regimens, and make recommendations.
- Describe methods used to screen patients for misuse or opioid use disorder and manage pain in patients taking medication for opioid use disorder.
Agenda
Presentation
• Definitions and background (15 min)
• Setting expectations in pain management (25 min)
• Multimodal analgesia strategies (40 min)
• Guidelines and best practices. (40 min)
Post-test and Evaluation
Requirements for CE Credit
To claim credit for this activity, participants must:
1. Complete the pre-activity registration questionnaire
2. View the online video module in its entirety
3. Pass the post-test with a score of 70% or higher
4. Complete the activity evaluation
Upon successful completion participant CE credit will be directly uploaded to CPE Monitor.
Please be sure to verify your NABP e-Profile ID and date of birth (month/day) are correct under your learner profile in Learning Express before submitting your evaluation.
Fee
$0.00
CE Hours
2.00
CE Units
0.200
Activity Type
- Application
Target Audience(s)
- Pharmacists
Accreditation(s)
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Support
This activity was supported by the National Institutes of Health through the NIH HEAL Initiative under award number UM1DA049406. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health or its NIH HEAL Initiative. For more information regarding the NIH HEAL Initiative visit: NIH HEALing Communities Study and www.HealTogetherKY.org.
Education Disclaimer
The author(s) of this continuing education activity have made reasonable efforts to ensure that all information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific evidence at the time of publication. However, because information regarding medications, treatment guidelines, legal/regulatory issues and other healthcare information is subject to constant change, the participant is advised to always confirm practice resources before applying any learned information in practice. Activities accredited by the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy are intended solely for purposes of supplementing healthcare professionals’ knowledge. The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy.
For questions regarding this activity, please contact the UK CoP Continuing Professional Development Office at pharmacyCPD@uky.edu