Unraveling Cancer Pain Dynamics (City of Hope)

The goal of this initiative is to provide education to clinicians, involved in the assessment and management of cancer pain in adult patients, on the appropriate and safe use of opioid analgesics, optimizing non-opioid analgesics and adjuvant medications, and integrating non-pharmacological appro

Unraveling Cancer Pain Dynamics (UColorado)

The goal of this initiative is to provide education to clinicians, involved in the assessment and management of cancer pain in adult patients, on the appropriate and safe use of opioid analgesics, optimizing non-opioid analgesics and adjuvant medications, and integrating non-pharmacological appro

Unraveling Cancer Pain Dynamics (Yale)

The goal of this initiative is to provide education to clinicians, involved in the assessment and management of cancer pain in adult patients, on the appropriate and safe use of opioid analgesics, optimizing non-opioid analgesics and adjuvant medications, and integrating non-pharmacological appro

Early Involvement of Palliative Care in Cancer Treatment
The early involvement of palliative care can help address and treat these other aspects of cancer, improving the patient’s quality of life and, in some cases, outcomes. Too often, palliative care is instituted late in the disease trajectory, if at all, which can lead to unnecessary suffering on the part of patients and caregivers.
Palliative Care and Hematologic Malignancies: Can They Co-Exist?
Education on the use of palliative care resources is important to help hematology oncology clinicians potentially lessen the bias that may surround including “outsiders” in the care of their patients, thus allowing these patients and their caregivers to experience the benefits of this resource earlier in their care.
Managing Multiple Medications – Polypharmacy

Many health care professionals have had limited education on supportive care topics and have learned on the job. The guidelines and literature continue to advance supportive oncology care.

Caring for Patients with Advanced Cancer - Part 2: Preparing for End of Life

Many health care professionals have had limited education on supportive care topics and have learned on the job. The guidelines and literature continue to advance supportive oncology care.

Caring for Patients with Advanced Cancer - Part 1

Many health care professionals have had limited education on supportive care topics and have learned on the job. The guidelines and literature continue to advance supportive oncology care.

Recorded Presentation from the NCCN Pharmacy Updates: Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer - Symptom Management for Pain and Dyspnea
Pharmacists can play a critical role in patient education, therapy recommendations, and therapy management in palliative care and should be familiar with appropriate pharmacologic interventions for symptom management.
NCCN Guidelines® Insights - Palliative Care, Version 2.2021
These NCCN Guidelines Insights summarize the panel’s recent discussions and highlights updates on the importance of fostering adaptive coping strategies for patients and families, and on the role of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions to optimize symptom management.

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