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This activity will help provide all pharmacists at UPMC in Central PA hospitals with a baseline knowledge of the management of post-op pain in the NICU. This activity will highlight available analgesic therapies as well as their mechanism of action, relevant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, and adverse effects. Overall, this will allow pharmacists to become comfortable with pain management in neonates and help provide recommendations to optimize drug therapy.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
• Objective #1: Describe the complexities of managing pain in neonates
• Objective #2: Review the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale
• Objective #3: Compare medications used to manage post-operative pain in neonates
• Objective #4: Discuss relevant literature regarding the management of pain in neonates
Additional Information
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This activity will help provide all pharmacists at UPMC in Central PA hospitals with a baseline knowledge of the management of post-op pain in the NICU. This activity will highlight available analgesic therapies as well as their mechanism of action, relevant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, and adverse effects. Overall, this will allow pharmacists to become comfortable with pain management in neonates and help provide recommendations to optimize drug therapy.
Lindsey Stramara, PharmD, BCPPS
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Pharmacy (CPE)
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.