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When Pain Relief Leads to Pain Medication Abuse-Pharmacists Intervene
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
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Credits
1 Contact Hour
Event Type
Home Study Webcast
Release Date
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Expiration Date
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Target Audience
Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician
Program Cost
$2.00
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Program Overview
This knowledge-based program will assist pharmacists in understandingthe facets of pain felt by patients, and the justifications patients may give for abusing pain medications. The program is designed to enhance pharmacists' knowledge of available information for these patients, and includes information on elements of pharmacologic treatments and patient counseling.
Nurse Educational Objectives
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State the statistics of pain medication abuse occurring in the United States, among various demographic groups.
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Specify the impact of the under treatment of pain and inadequate pain relief.
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Counsel families, including adults and teenagers, about the benefits of managing pain according to prescription indication, as well as the risks of misusing these drugs.
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Identify a number of ways to deter pain medication abuse in the homes of families in the United States.
Pharmacist Educational Objectives
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State the statistics of pain medication abuse occurring in the United States, among various demographic groups.
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Specify the impact of the under treatment of pain and inadequate pain relief.
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Counsel families, including adults and teenagers, about the benefits of managing pain according to prescription indication, as well as the risks of misusing these drugs.
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Identify a number of ways to deter pain medication abuse in the homes of families in the United States.
Pharmacy Technician Educational Objectives
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Outline the demographics of pain medication abuse in the United States.
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Identify the dangers associated with non medical use of prescription pain medications.
Activity Type
Knowledge
Accreditation
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Nurse
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N-629
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Pharmacist
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0798-0000-10-072-H01-P
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Pharmacy Technician
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0798-0000-10-072-H01-T
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PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education. In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Statement of Credit or leave them stored on this website.
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Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education for nurses by the Maryland Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Faculty
Financial Support By
Pharmcon, Inc
Program Documents
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Providing quality continuing education online for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses and other medical professionals since 1990
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