Course Director:
Manju T. Beier, Pharm.D., FASCP
President, Geriatric Consultant Resources, LLC
Clinical Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Upon completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

1. Define pain and describe the prevalence of pain in the community-dwelling and long-term care elderly.

2. Characterize the problems associated with pain in the elderly, barriers to the treatment of pain, and the clinical consequences of undertreatment, especially in the frail elderly.

3. Describe the assessment of pain and its place in the management of chronic pain.

4. Identify the role of each therapeutic drug category used in the management of pain.

5. Review the indications, adverse drug reactions, and administration of each non-narcotic analgesic used in the management of pain.

6. Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages for the use of narcotic analgesics in the elderly for the management of chronic nonmalignant pain.

7. State the recommended approach to management of chronic pain in older persons as advocated by organizations such as the American Geriatric Society.

Target audience
Geriatric health-care practitioners

Accreditation
At this time we are offering CE for pharmacists only. The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Release Date: August 1999
Second Release date: November 2003
Expiration Date: November 2006

This program (Program {INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM NUMBER #203-999-03-608-H01)} qualifies for 0.1 CEUs (1.0 contact hours) of continuing pharmacy education. CEUs will be awarded provided that the participant reviews this site and scores 70% or better on the post test that follows. To receive a statement of credit, please complete the examination and evaluation that follows this program. A statement will be awarded and mailed to you within 4-6 weeks.

The information provided in these programs is intended solely for the continuing educational needs of health-care practitioners. The medications discussed in these programs have Food and Drug Administration approval in the US. Individuals should not exclusively rely upon the information provided in these programs.

The continuing education programs are offered “as is.” Geriatric Consultant Resources, LLC disclaims all warranties and representations, express or implied, with respect to the programs and the information contained therein, including without limitation any and all warranties of title, non infringement, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, Geriatric Consultant Resources LLC shall not be responsible for any inaccuracy or omission in the information contained in the programs, and shall have no liability whatsoever of any kind resulting from any claim or action arising out of the use of the programs.