Consensus recommendations from the strategic planning summit for pain and palliative care pharmacy practice.
J Pain Symptom Manage
; 43(5): 925-44.e1-10, 2012 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22560360
ABSTRACT
Pain and symptoms related to palliative care (pain and palliative care [PPC]) are often undertreated. This is largely owing to the complexity in the provision of care and the potential discrepancy in education among the various health care professionals required to deliver care. Pharmacists are frequently involved in the care of PPC patients, although pharmacy education currently does not offer or require a strong curriculum commitment to this area of practice. The Strategic Planning Summit for the Advancement of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacy was convened to address opportunities to improve the education of pharmacists and pharmacy students on PPC. Six working groups were charged with objectives to address barriers and opportunities in the areas of student and professional assessment, model curricula, postgraduate training, professional education, and credentialing. Consensus was reached among the working groups and presented to the Summit Advisory Board for adoption. These recommendations will provide guidance on improving the care provided to PPC patients by pharmacists through integrating education at all points along the professional education continuum.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain
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Palliative Care
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Pharmacists
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Students, Pharmacy
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Education, Pharmacy
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pain Symptom Manage
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
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TERAPEUTICA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos