Description
Pain Management Conference
Sunday, January 26, 2025
The Role of the Pharmacist in Palliative Care
8:00-9:30am
Katie Maples, PharmD, Pain and Palliative Care Coordinator and Opioid
Stewardship Pharmacist, UF Health Jacksonville
Upon completion of this activity, pharmacists will be able to: Define
Palliative Care; Discuss the importance of defining goals of care throughout the
disease process; Recommend symptom management medication frequently
used at end of life; Identify common misconceptions related to medication
usage at end of life.
UAN: 0675-0000-25-006-L08-P
When Aging Isn’t So Fun: Pain Management, Polypharmacy and
Deprescribing in the Elderly
9:30-11:00am
Paige Broccio, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pain Management and Palliative Care
Upon completion of this activity, pharmacists will be able to: Describe
pharmacologic difference in the elderly population; Compare multimodal
pain management options in the elderly; Discuss potential ramifications of
polypharmacy; Assess potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly
population; Determine goals of deprescribing.
UAN: 0675-0000-25-007-L08-P*
Overview of Buprenorphine
11:15-12:45pm
Taylor Bunn PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, UF Health Jacksonville
Upon completion of this activity, pharmacists will be able to: Describe the
mechanism of action, formulations, and usual doses of buprenorphine; Display
areas of pharmacy interventions; Evaluate the effects of pharmacist managed
micro-induction; Review customized buprenorphine micro-inductions;
Showcase the beneficial effects for patients.
UAN: 0675-0000-25-008-L0-P*
Abnormal Urine Drug Screen: What’s Next?
12:45-2:15pm
Joseph Cammilleri, Pharm.D,. BCACP, CPE, Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, Pain Management, PGY2 Pain and Palliative Care Program Director, UF Clinical Assistant Professor, UF Health Jacksonville
Upon completion of this activity, pharmacists will be able to: Describe
common urine drug testing methods; Assess strategies for managing abnormal
results; Develop a strategy for tapering off opioid medications; Explain how to
transition a patient to buprenorphine.
UAN: 0675-0000-25-009-L08-P*
C = Consultant CPE G = General Pharmacist