RISHP Critical Care CE and Dinner

Application-Based CE Session for

Pharmacists and Technicians

ACPE# 00132-0000-13-002-P 

ACPE# 00132-0000-13-002-T

2 CEU Credits

Program Agenda  

                  5:30  Registration      

            6:15    Dinner

       6:15-7:15   Presentation

       7:15-7:30   Dessert

       7:30-8:30   Presentation 

Members                  $25.00

Non-Members         $35.00

 Topics will be Critical Care focused:

“Case Studies in Pain Management for Patients with Opioid Addiction”  presented by

Shannon Levesque, PharmD.- Clinical Pharmacist - Coastal Medical

and

“Review of the Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation and Delirium (PAD) in the Adult Patient in the ICU” presented by

Martha J. Roberts, Pharm.D. - Lead Clinical Pharmacist & Critical Care Specialist -St. Joseph Health Services of RI

Credits will be offered for both Pharmacists and Technicians.

Upon completion the atendee should be able to:

Pharmacists:

• Review the updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the Adult Patients in ICU
• Describe the approach taken by the task force to arrive at the current recommendations
• Examine the treatment options and monitoring for PAD
• Relate PAD treatment options to patient cases
• Apply pain management strategies to acute pain patients taking buprenorphine
• Apply pain management strategies to acute pain patients taking methadone
• Apply pain management strategies to acute pain patients taking high dose opioids prior to developing acute pain

Technicians:

• Explain what PAD stands for and how it applies to ICU patients
• Review the common medications used for the treatment of PAD
• Recognize the different tools for detecting and monitoring pain, agitation, and delirium
• Relate PAD treatment options to technician duties
• Explain how addiction and tolerance can interfere with acute pain management
• Distinguish between medications used to treat pain, addication or both
• Identify medications and dosing strategies in acute pain patients with addiction or tolerance