BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3e28327f613543a73dfcb390e544f3a534 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:Interdisciplinary Opioid Crisis Seminar Navigating the Current Opioid Crisis in Cancer Patients DESCRIPTION:
Interdisciplinary Opioid Crisis Seminar Navigating the Current Opioid Crisis in Cancer Patients strong>
Friday, April 27, 2018
7:30 a.m.- 5:3
0 p.m.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Main Building, Floor 11, Elevator B, Hickey Auditorium (
R11.1400)
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030
Goal :
Although chronic opioid therapy is int egral to effective pain management, its aberrant use has emerg ed as one of the most serious health issues facing our society today. There is a challenge among the medical community in keeping the com plex balance between safeguarding legitimate access to opioids in patients with chronic and protecting patients and the gene ral public from the risks associated with their inappropriate use. Federal and state regulations continue to change in order to address t he current opioid epidemic. Up-to-date information on opioid u se among all stakeholders is needed in order to maximize its use while reducing complications in routine clinical practice.
This one day seminar will offer essential knowledge and information r
egarding opioid
utilization and its associated clinical,
public health, and legal ramifications as well as provide prac
tical solutions to address such issues and improve patient outcomes. The ul
timate goal is to ensure patient safety and increase provider
awareness and knowledge regarding the use of opioids.
Topics include:< /span>
• Cancer pain, Chemical Coping, and Substanc
e Use Disorder: The Clinical and Ethical Dilemma
• T
he Global Opioid Crisis: Impact of State, Federal and Global Initiatives
• Safe Opioid Prescribing: What do the Guidelines Say?
• Approach to Patients with Aberrant Opioid Related
Behavior
• Abuse Deterrent Opioid Formulations: An
Evolving Debate
• Use of Urine Drug Screens and Pres
cription Monitoring Programs in Chronic Opioid Therapy
&b
ull; Communicating with Patients with Aberrant Opioid Use: What Should We S
ay?
Registration fees:< /strong>
MD Anderson Employees
• MDs: $150.00
• PhDs/Pharmacists/Nurses/
APPs: $75.00
• Trainees/Allied Health Professionals:
$50.00
Non MD Anderson Employees
• MDs: $200.00
• PhDs/Pharmacists/Nurs
es/APPs: $100.00
• Trainees/Allied Health Profession
als: $75.00
Registration:
To register online at www.mdanderson.org/conferences
<
span>For more information, contact Deanna Cuello at 713-794-1887
e-mail: dcuello@mdanderson.
org
Parking is available in Garage 10, which i
s located on the
east side of the Robert L. Clark Clinic
Building