A Smooth Transition: Moving Pain Management from Here to There

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Ambulatory Care Practitioners
Activity #: 204-000-12-268-L01P
Level of Content: Advanced
2.00 Contact Hours / Application-based
Program Chair: Virginia L. Ghafoor, PharmD

Learning Objectives:

• Utilize practice models that integrate prescription monitoring programs and practice protocols for transitions of care.
• Determine appropriate drugs and devices for pain management that can be used across the continuum of care for intravenous, subcutaneous, epidural and intrathecal routes.
• Collaborate on developing an interdisciplinary model for communicating the pain treatment plan across multiple practice settings including the medical home.
• Advocate for strategies to overcome barriers with prescribing limitations, access to pain specialists, and insurance coverage.