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Women Survivors: Chronic Pain Continues after Breast Cancer
 
Credits:
1  Homestudy  Contact Hours
Target Audience:
Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Nursing
Program Overview:
This knowledge based program will assist pharmacists, technicians, and nurses in understanding facets of the chronic pain felt by women who have survived breast cancer, and the benefits of alleviating the pain during this process. It will also enhance their knowledge of available options for those patients under these conditions. The program includes information on pharmacologic treatments, patient counseling.
Pharmacists Educational Objectives:
  • Inform patients of the effects that chronic post operative pain may have on women who have survived breast cancer, incorporating information on the pharmacologic options to minimize this unnecessary pain
  • State the dosing guidelines for pain medications and appreciate the development of high tolerances of pain medication.
Pharmacy Technicians Educational Objectives:
  • Inform patients of the effects that chronic post operative pain may have on women who have survived breast cancer, incorporating information on the pharmacologic options to minimize this unnecessary pain
  • State the dosing guidelines for pain medications and appreciate the development of high tolerances of pain medication.
Nursing Educational Objectives:
  • Inform patients of the effects that chronic post operative pain may have on women who have survived breast cancer, incorporating information on the pharmacologic options to minimize this unnecessary pain
  • State the dosing guidelines for pain medications and appreciate the development of high tolerances of pain medication.
Activity Type:
Knowledge
Expiration Date:
12/1/2010
Release Date:
6/1/2010
Accreditation:
Pharmacists: 0798-0000-10-022-H01-P
Pharmacy Technicians: 0798-0000-10-022-H01-T
Nursing: N-580
ACPE_logo.JPG PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Attendee may obtain a Statement of Credit upon successful completion of: home study activity, post-activity test, and evaluation. Statement of Credit will be immediately available for printing and will remain electronically available in attendee’s account on the website for future access.
About The Speaker:
Mary Lynn McPherson

Dr. McPherson is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. She serves as a consultant pharmacist for both local and national hospice and palliative care programs, and has designed a critical thinking process for appropriate drug use in end of life patients. She serves on the Board of the Hospice Network of Maryland, chairing the Education and Outreach Committee. She also serves on the Board of the Maryland Pain Initiative and the Advisory Board of the American Society of Pain Educators.

Dr. McPherson teaches extensively in the Pharm.D. curriculum on pain management and end of life care, including didactic and experiential content. McPherson also serves as a primary care pharmacist and Director of Pharmacotherapy Services at UniversityCare Waxter in Baltimore. She also developed one of the first and few palliative care pharmacy residencies in the U.S. McPherson is a Fellow in the American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists and American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. She has received many honors for her work, including the American Pharmacists Association Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Practice and the Maryland Pharmacists Association Innovative Practice Award. She has written three books, and many chapters and peer-reviewed articles on pain management, palliative care, and other topics.
Financial Support By:
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Refund Policy
This is a Free Program
Cost:
Free
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