The Pain and Palliative Care Program focuses on management of chronic pain and palliative care for patients. Receiving a variety of teaching strategies over 2 and 1/2 days, pharmacists are provided with current, evidence-based information from experts in the field and then have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in case study sessions. This is a CCCEP-approved program that covers the following topics:

Chronic Non-cancer Pain: overview, definition, pathophysiology Cancer Pain: causes, classification Issues: ethics, physiological, pharmacological, behavioural Treatment and Management: pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic, opioids, methadone for pain Special Considerations: pediatric, elderly Palliative Care: overview, principles and practice, issues, palliative care at home End of Life Issues: patient counselling, grief and bereavement support, communication with families and care providers.

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Availability: April 25 - 27, 2008
Location: BMO Institute for Learning
3550 Pharmacy Avenue, Toronto, Ontario  M1W 3Z3