ACCP - 2009 Satellite Symposia

Presented as a satellite symposium during the
2009 ACCP/ESCP International Congress on Clinical Pharmacy

Saturday, April 25, 2009
Rosen Centre Hotel
Orlando, Florida

Sponsorships
Jointly sponsored by Educational Review Systems Inc., and MedXcel

Commercial Support
This activity is sponsored by an independant medical education grant from MEDA Pharmaceuticals.

Breakthrough pain in cancer patients is under-recognized and undertreated, leading to unnecessary patient suffering and high healthcare costs. A number of barriers related to both healthcare professionals and patients have been attributed to the lack of diagnosis and treatment. Pharmacists are integral members of the pain management team, so they require the latest information on breakthrough pain and its treatment in order to collaborate with other healthcare professionals to help optimize treatment outcomes.

In this program, the pathophysiology and characteristics of breakthrough pain, its prevalence, and the negative impact on cancer patients will be reviewed. In addition, the pharmacokinetics of opioids currently used to treat cancer pain and characteristics of ideal breakthrough pain treatments will be explored. Moreover, the need for new therapeutic options and data supporting their use will be discussed. Pharmacoeconomic considerations when treating patients with breakthrough pain, and ways to improve collaboration with other members of the pain management team, will also be assessed.

This symposium is your compass for navigating your career in the right direction.

Agenda

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Program Overview

Intended Audience

This activity is designed for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in the care and management of the elderly patients with atherothrombotic disease, where improvements in management and drug therapy can lead to optimal cardiovascular outcomes.

Learning Objectives

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Accredation Statement

Pharmacy Credit: Educational Review Systems is accredited by the accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education.

This program is approved for 2 hours (0.2 CEUs). ACPE # 761-000-09-017-H01-P

CE Evaluation

To receive continuing credit:

1. Click on the link below and print off the Continuing Education Request Form.
2. Print your name and address to which you would like to have your certificate mailed on the form.
3. Complete the program evaluation and post activity test.
4. Mail or fax the completed form to:
Educational Review Systems
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Tallahassee, FL 32309
Phone – 850-906-0779
Fax – 678-401-0258

A test score of 70% or better is required in order to obtain continuing education credit. If you do not achieve a minimum score of 70%, you will be notified by mail. Your form may be resubmitted only once, with corrected answers indicated in different color ink. Please allow 4 weeks for certificate processing

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Program Faculty

Sanjiv S. Agarwala, MD
Associate Professor of Cancer Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Chief, Oncology & Hematology
St. Luke’s Cancer CenterBethlehem, PA

Kathryn L. Hahn, PharmD, DAAPM
Affiliate Faculty, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
Clinical Instructor, Pacific University College of Pharmacy
Chair, Oregon Pain Management Commission
State Action Leader, American Pain Foundation
Pharmacy Manager, Bi-Mart Corp
Springfield, OR

Bruce D. Nicholson, MD
Director, Division of Pain Medicine
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia
Penn State School Of Medicine
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Allentown, PA

Faculty Disclosures

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Faculty Biosketches

Sanjiv S. Agarwala, MD

Sanjiv S. Agarwala, MD is an internationally recognized investigator in the field of melanoma and immunotherapy. He has published a variety of therapeutic approaches to melanoma and has led promising clinical trials of immunotherapy and targeted therapy of melanoma. He is a member of the Melanoma Core Committee of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Agarwala is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Oncology and Hematology. Dr. Agarwala received his medical degree from the University of Bombay in India. He completed his general medicine internship and residency at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay University, and at the University of Pittsburgh. He also completed fellowships in oncology at Tata Memorial Cancer Center in Bombay, at Otago University in New Zealand, and at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Agarwala is chief of medical oncology at St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network in Bethlehem, PA.

Kathryn L. Hahn, PharmD, DAAPM

Kathryn L. Hahn, PharmD, DAAPM practices community pharmacy with an emphasis on pain management in Springfield Oregon. She is Affiliate Faculty at Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, where she teaches a six week clerkship in pain management to 4th year PharmD students. Dr. Hahn is Chair of the Oregon Pain Management Commission, serves on the board of the Western Pain Society and is Past President of the Pain Society of Oregon. She has published numerous articles, serves on the Website Advisory Board of Medscape and is a State Pain Action Leader for the American Pain Foundation. She speaks both locally and nationally about pain management, its politics, and policy. Dr. Hahn was a 2004 recipient of the American Pharmacists Association One to One Counseling Award, and the 2007 Pain Society of Oregon Pioneer in Pain Award. She received her pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California and is credentialed as a pain practitioner with the American Academy of Pain Management.

Bruce D. Nicholson, MD

Bruce D. Nicholson, MD is the Director of the Division of Pain Medicine at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at the Penn State School of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr Nicholson received his MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He performed his residency in anesthesiology and pain management training at the University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Dr Nicholson has lectured nationally and internationally on the subject of neuropathic pain. He has authored numerous journal articles, abstracts, and book chapters. Dr Nicholson’s memberships in professional societies include the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, the International Association for Study of Pain, and the American Pain Society.

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