Soothing the Savage Beast: Vignettes in Complicated Pain Management

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Ambulatory Care Practitioners
Activity #: 204-000-12-281-L01P
Level of Content: Advanced
2.00 Contact Hours / Application-based
Program Chair: Ernest J. Dole, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the impact that comorbid conditions such as hypothyroidism and low vitamin D can have on the response to opiate therapy and be able to develop a medication regimen that reflects application of the best evidence and current guidelines.
  
• Describe common symptoms of PTSD in a patient with chronic pain and develop a medication regimen that reflects application of the best evidence ad current guidelines.
  
• Develop a medication regimen that reflects application of the best evidence and current guidelines in a patient with sleep apnea who is receiving opiates.
  
• Describe the risk of opiate overdose in patients receiving high dose opiates.