Pain Management in Older Adult

November 9, 2022

Pain Management Considerations for the Older Adult

Target Audience

Physicians

Registered Nurses

Social Workers

Pharmacist 

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss considerations for older patients in the management of pain
2. Devise a pain management plan for the older patient

Nursing Learning Outcome:

Registered nurses attending this activity will report being better prepared to effectively manage pain in the older patients by individualizing pain therapy. They will identify at least one new learning related to pain management that they intend to incorporate into personal practice as reflected in the post-activity survey.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist

    Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

    Participants documenting completion of the activity will receive up to 0.50 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit as activities for pharmacists.

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  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.75 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 0.75 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 0.50 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 0.50 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
Course opens: 
10/20/2022
Course expires: 
06/30/2023
Event starts: 
11/09/2022 - 12:00pm CST
Event ends: 
11/09/2022 - 12:35pm CST
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Virtual
Houston, TX
United States

Tatjana Ramos, PharmD, MPH, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Palliative Care and Pain Management

Physicians:

Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

These live activities have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.

 Nurses:

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Houston Methodist will provide 0.75 contact hour for each activity. Participants must attend each activity in its entirety and complete the corresponding items on the evaluation tool.

Pharmacy:

Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants documenting completion of the activity by attending the lecture, participating in the learning assessment, and completing an evaluation form within 30 days will receive 0.5 contact hour (0.05 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit as a knowledge-based activity for pharmacists.

 

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist

    Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

    Participants documenting completion of the activity will receive up to 0.50 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit as activities for pharmacists.

    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Logo

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.75 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 0.75 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 0.50 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 0.50 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
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