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The
Pharmacist's Role in the Medication Therapy Management
of Chronic Pain
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ACPE
Universal Program Number: 207-191-06-081-H01
Release Date: March 29, 2006
Expiration Date: March 29, 2009
Description
According to recent surveys almost half of all American households have at
least one family member who suffers from chronic pain due to a specific
illness or medical condition. One survey of more than 1,000 people
revealed that for one third of chronic pain sufferers, their pain
is so severe and debilitating, they feel they can't function as normal
people and sometimes is so bad they want to die. According to the
National Institute of Health, pain costs Americans more than $100
billion each year in health care costs and lost productivity. Despite
the prevalence of pain disorders among Americans, the number of patients
reporting adequate pain relief is less than optimal. According to
a survey conducted by the American Pain Society (APS), only 40% of
people suffering from moderate to severe pain have experienced relief.
Many patients find it difficult to talk about pain and with their
unique accessibility and extensive knowledge about medications, pharmacists
occupy an exceptional position to observe patients, discuss options
and recommend follow up with a physician. Additionally, with their
knowledge of patient medication profiles, pharmacists can observe
drug therapy patterns that can indicate the presence of chronic pain.
Pharmacists are the most likely health care provider to observe patients
with chronic pain, and according to the 2005 NCPA Pfizer Digest,
community pharmacists discuss drug therapy with prescribers, on average,
more than eight times a day. Additionally, pharmacists are in an
excellent position to provide compliance counseling at the point-of-care,
as well as to monitor continued compliance over time, including,
if necessary, notifying prescribers about potential therapy problems.
With the growing acceptance of Medication Therapy Management as a
vital and billable service for the patient population growth in the
pain management niche service will exceed current statistics indicating
that at present over one fourth of all community pharmacists are
already established in this important patient centered niche.
Learning
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this activity, the pharmacist should be better able
to:
- Provide reasons to develop a pain management niche in a community
pharmacy.
- Describe the steps in the process of developing a pain
management program.
- Understand the concept of balance between adequate pain treatment and
prevention of diversion.
- Describe 5 elements of medication therapy management.
- Complete a medication therapy review, personal medication record,
medication action plan, and intervention or referral for patients with
pain.
Target
Audience
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
CE
Credit
A score of 70 percent is required to successfully complete
the post-test. You will have two opportunities to achieve a passing score.
The
Statement of Credit should be printed upon receipt; a duplicate
copy
will be available in the participant's online transcript for further
viewing. Individuals must complete this program by March
29,
2009 to receive credit.
 NCPA
is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
This program will provide 2 contact hour(s)
(0.2 CEUs)
of continuing pharmacy education credit under the number
207-191-06-081-H01.
Faculty
Information
Kathryn Hahn, PharmD, is the
Manager at Bi-Mart in Springfield, Oregon.
Kathryn Hahn, a graduate of the University of South California
School of Pharmacy has been practicing community pharmacy pain management
in Oregon for over 8 years after leaving a 10-year hospital pain and
palliative care practice in Southern California. Dr. Hahn's practice
at Bi-Mart in Springfield, Oregon is part of a multidisciplinary team from
the "Pain Society of Oregon", Eugene chapter. She collaborates
with pain specialists to care for patients in a unique practice that
has brought her state and national recognition.
As affiliate faculty at the Oregon State University
School of Pharmacy, Dr. Hahn teaches a 6 week clerkship
in community pharmacy pain management to 4th year Pharm.D
students. Her interest in pain patient advocacy has led
her to be involved on the state level where she currently
chairs the Oregon Pain Management Commission. The Commission
is responsible for creating mandatory pain continuing
education for practitioners and has authored several
legislative bills to promote better pain treatment in
Oregon. Dr. Hahn is an active educator in the field of
community pharmacy pain management and speaks frequently
on the state and national level.
Faculty
Disclosure Statements
NCPA has a conflict of interest policy that requires course
faculty to disclose any real or apparent commercial financial affiliations
related to the content of their presentations/materials.
Fee
There are no fees for participating in this activity.
Commercial
Support
This
program is supported by an educational
grant from Purdue Pharma, L.P.
Software
Requirements
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