Associate Professor Marian Wilson will present a webinar on “Non-Opioid Symptom Management Strategies for Populations Prescribed Opioids,” sponsored by the American Society for Pain Management Nursing.
The webinar, with CE available, will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 26 from 10-11 am PDT, 1-2 pm ET. Register here.
With a target audience of nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, physicians, PAs, and pharmacists, the presentation will go over recent research highlighting symptom burdens and barriers to relief for adults prescribed opioids for chronic pain or opioid use disorder. Dr. Wilson will review best practice recommendations for non-pharmacologic pain management and offer strategies healthcare professionals can adopt to address undermanaged symptom control that can lead to opioid misuse, overdose, and death.
Educational objectives:
· Review patient perspectives regarding symptom burdens when prescribed opioids
· Recognize influences on patients’ choice of non-pharmacologic symptom management treatment options
· Identify assessment and communication strategies to assist shared decision-making in symptom management
Credit education information: The Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing® is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering has been submitted for approval for nursing contact hours applicable for RN, LPN and LMHT relicensure.
Look for more information about treating chronic pain and opioid use disorder and additional trainings at www.pcssNOW.org.
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI081968 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.