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Certified Pharmacy Executive Leader
Certified Pharmacy Executive Leader
Digital Health & Informatics
Digital Health & Informatics
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness
Opioids & Pain Management
Opioids & Pain Management
Sterile Compounding
Sterile Compounding
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Educational Sessions

Opioids & Pain Management

Brass Bands, Beignets, Bourbon Street…and Buprenorphine

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM  
Location: MCCNO, Room 344, Level 3
CE Credits: 1.50 contact hours
Opioids & Pain Management
Activity #: 0204-0000-24-343-L08-P
Activity Type: Application-based
Target Audience: Pharmacist

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the challenges and benefits of buprenorphine in the acute pain setting.
  • Develop possible therapeutic plans for a patient admitted with acute or chronic pain using buprenorphine before admission.
  • Develop possible therapeutic plan(s) for acute pain management of a patient using buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.
  • Discuss options for converting a patient receiving full mu agonist therapy in the hospital to buprenorphine before discharge.
  • Describe how to manage the multiple factors involved in the transition of care from hospital to community for patients started on buprenorphine.