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ForwardLess Pain, More Gain: Principles for Optimizing Postoperative Analgesia
There is a large surgical patient population at UPMC Pinnacle due to the variety of surgeries offered at our center including but not limited to cardiac, colorectal, orthopedic, gynecologic, and kidney transplant. Pharmacists are responsible for reviewing patient profiles, assessing medication appropriateness, and optimizing medication regimens. Additionally, pharmacists promote opioid stewardship principles within the institution. Pharmacists often verify orders for postoperative pain medications and collaborate with providers to assess need for postoperative pain management and design optimal pain medication regimens.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
Objective #1: Identify risk factors for persistent postoperative pain
Objective #2: Describe key principles for managing postoperative pain
Objective #3: Compare available pharmacologic therapies used for surgical pain management
Objective #4: Evaluate patient-specific factors to guide pain therapy recommendations
There is a large surgical patient population at UPMC Pinnacle due to the variety of surgeries offered at our center including but not limited to cardiac, colorectal, orthopedic, gynecologic, and kidney transplant. Pharmacists are responsible for reviewing patient profiles, assessing medication appropriateness, and optimizing medication regimens. Additionally, pharmacists promote opioid stewardship principles within the institution. Pharmacists often verify orders for postoperative pain medications and collaborate with providers to assess need for postoperative pain management and design optimal pain medication regimens.
Julie Mandel, PharmD
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.