This accredited on-demand Internet based educational resource for pharmacists is supported by an educational grant from Purdue Pharma L.P.

Course Overview:

Dr. Kathryn Hahn develops an engaging presentation to describe the causes of pain and its impact on patients and society. She then brings pharmacists up to speed on the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods for managing pain. After making the pharmacist comfortable with pain and its management, she uses case studies to make a compelling case for the pharmacist's role in successful management of their patients' pain.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the impact of pain and pain treatment on society. 
2. Discuss the barriers to good pain management. 
3. Recommend appropriate methods to overcome those barriers. 
4. Identify the skills necessary to engage in patient consultations concerning pain management. 

Faculty:

Presented by Kathryn Hahn, Pharm.D., DAAPM
Affiliate Faculty - College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University
Manager, Bi-Mart Pharmacy
Springfield, Oregon

Kathryn Hahn earned her Pharm.D. from the University of Southern California. Before starting a pain management specialty in community pharmacy, she was an inpatient clinical pharmacy specialist in oncology and pain management. Dr. Hahn is Affiliate Faculty at Oregon State University College of Pharmacy and chair of the Oregon Pain Management Commission, which is responsible for improving pain management in Oregon through revised state policy. Currently, Dr. Hahn participates as a community pharmacist in a unique collaborative multidisciplinary pain team that serves more than 300 chronic pain patients. She has authored numerous articles, serves as an advisor to Webscape, is on the board of the Western Pain Society and is a credentialed pain practitioner through the American Academy of Pain Management. Dr. Hahn is an active lecturer both locally and nationally.

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