Fighting the Good Fight: How to Convert Opioids Just Right!

In this interactive case-based session, the audience will learn the intricacies of converting between different opioids, including between routes and different agents.  Considerations about agent selection, dosing, as well as nuances of clinical practice will be discussed. Case-based learning will be used to illustrate conversion concepts and will offer many opportunities to practice!

Presenter:

Tanya J. Uritsky, PharmD, BCPS, CPE Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Pain Medication Stewardship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Uritsky is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Pain Medication Stewardship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). She was a founding member of the Palliative Care Service at HUP. She has published literature on the subject of pain and symptom management and speaks nationally and internationally on the topic. Dr. Uritsky received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She completed an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at Union Memorial Hospital and an ASHP-accredited Specialty Residency in Pain and Palliative Care through the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore. She is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and is also a Certified Pain Educator. She serves as Chair for the ASHP Special Advisory Group for Pain and Palliative Care. She was awarded Palliative Care Practitioner of the Year in 2015 by PainWeek and Preceptor of the Year at HUP in 2017

Target Audience: All pharmacists

  
CE Credit: 1 Contact Hour (0.1 CEU)

Program Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Assess whether a patient is an appropriate candidate for switching among opioids. 2. Describe how to calculate opioid dosages when switching patients among opioids. 3. List factors for consideration when switching patients among opioids. 4. Given a case, accurately perform an opioid calculation between routes and between different opioid analgesics

  
Schedule:

11:55 AM to 12:00 PM - Attendees log in
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - CE Program

Activity Type: Knowledge-based

Cost:

PPA Members - Free
Non-Members - $30
   *Requests for cancellation refunds must be submitted to PPA at least one day in advance of the webinar. All refunds will be subject to a $5 administrative fee.

UAN: 0159-0000-18-075-L01-P

Requirements to receive credit: Participants must attend the entire program and complete an online evaluation survey within one week. PPA must have your CPE Monitor ID and birthday on file to issue credit.    

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