Pain Management for Pharmacy Professionals
Tracking # 20-790882
$17.00
What you'll learn
Upon completion of this course, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be able to:
- Discuss the pathophysiology, classifications, and characteristic types of pain.
- Discuss realistic and obtainable goals of pain management therapy.
- Discuss available assessment tools.
- Utilize multimodal analgesia to select an appropriate pain regimen.
- Describe risks and benefits of first-line treatments to chronic pain.
- Identify nonopioid medications for various types of chronic pain.
- Identify nonpharmacologic treatment options for various types of chronic pain.
- Discuss the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of analgesics.
- List newly approved analgesic drugs and their drug class.
- Convert between different opioid-containing formulations and recommend appropriate dosing.
- Discuss effective strategies for appropriate opioid use, adverse effects, and proper disposal.
- Outline risk factors in identifying patients’ potential for opioid tolerance and dependence.
Course overview
Pain Management for Pharmacy Professionals program will cover general principles of pain management, including universal pain scales, the pathophysiology of various classifications of pain, and both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment options. The presenter will focus on opioids for the treatment of pain and will include classes of opioids, adverse drug effects and monitoring parameters that are specific to opioid use. With opioids reputation for becoming addictive, the potential for tolerance and dependence will also be covered.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist
Registered Pharmacy Technician
Michigan Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist
Pharmacist Special Volunteer
Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technician Special Volunteer
New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist
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CPE Monitor Reporting for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
To report completions to the NABP CPE Monitor, you MUST email Biologix at admin@blxtraining.com with the following information.
Email Subject: CPE Monitor Reporting
- Course Completed:
- Your Name:
- License No:
- Pharmacist or Technician?
- NABP e-profile ID:
- Birth Month and Date (MMDD):
- Date of completion:
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