Technician Opioid & Pain Management On-Demand 30m

Improving pain management and patient safety are the focus of new guidelines from the CDC. Take this course to learn important considerations when dispensing opioids, including collecting patient information for follow-up and risk assessment. 

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this knowledge-based CPE course, pharmacy technicians should be able to:
1. Describe the pathophysiology of acute, subacute, and chronic pain.
2. Discuss factors which impact opioid initiation, selection, and duration of use in preventing adverse outcomes.
3. Outline key updates in the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain.

Faculty

Melissa Durham, PharmD, APh, MACM

Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
USC Mann School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Disclosures:

Melissa Durham has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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