Pain Report #12

Optimizing Chronic Pain Management in Elderly Persons: Integrating Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics (Reviewed February 29, 2012)

By Bernard M. Abrams, MD and John Kriak, PharmD

Released: March 2010
Expiration Date: February 28, 2013
Reviewed: February 29, 2012
Available for CME, AANP, CRBN (RN), ACPE credit.
Free Activity

Pharmacologic intervention remains a principal treatment for pain management, even though adverse drug reactions in the elderly are a significant risk. Pharmacokinetic and metabolic changes associated with increased age can make the elderly vulnerable to side effects and overdosing associated with analgesic agents. Selecting an agent likely to cause the fewest side effects is paramount and should be determined by targeting the underlying pathophysiology.

Pain Report #13

End-of-Life Care: The Management of Pain in Palliative Medicine

Alexander Peralta, Jr., MD. DABHPM

Released: June 2011
Expiration Date:  June 30, 2013
Available for AMA, AANP, ACPE, CBRN (RN) credit.
Free Activity

The end stage of life is often characterized with pain and suffering. As the most experienced and feared symptom at the end of life, pain is often undertreated, even though it can be controlled in the vast majority of cases. Healthcare professionals should have a better understanding of the objectives of palliative care and options available for patients and caregivers when treating patients at the end of life.

Rx Review of Pain

Editor: John Kriak, PharmD

Released: October 2010
Expiration: September 30, 2012
Available for CME, ACPE credit
Fee-based Activity

This program will empower pharmacists and physicians to better identify effective treatments which are likely to cause the fewest side effects by exploring the underlying pathophysiology of various types of pain and the effects of various pharmacological agents.