SUD Institute

7 - Rally Your Dream Team to Prevent Diversion

Thursday, March 11, 2021

4:45 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Location: Live

Learning Level: 2
ACPE Number: 0202-0000-21-051-H04-P, 0202-0000-21-051-L04-P
Number of Hours: 1.25

Speaker(s)

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Farzana Sayani, MD MSc

Assistant Professor
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Tanya J. Uritsky, Pharm, CPE

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Pain Medication Stewardship
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

Disclosure: AcelRx : Consultant/Advisory Board (Status: Terminated --- 06/30/2021), Honorarium (Status: Terminated --- 06/30/2021)

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Careful assessment and monitoring—these are keys to preventing diversion among patients managing their pain with opioids. And the whole healthcare team needs to be on board.  At this session, you will hear success stories from a pharmacist and physician about how effective collaboration has improved patient care through opioid stewardships. They will share strategies to support safe and effective pain management with collaboration at the center.  

Learning Objectives:

Discuss examples of collaborative models by pharmacists that have ensured appropriate opioid use.?
Identify barriers that pharmacists have to overcome in building relationships with members of the healthcare team.  
Summarize effective approaches for pharmacists to take when collaborating with members of the healthcare team.