Instead of this month’s Pharmacy Forum, we are delighted to offer you 2 webinars on Pain Management.

Please see below details:

Webinar 1 – Chronic pain management – Tuesday 13th February 12:00-14:00

  • Background to chronic pain
  • Options for management of secondary and primary chronic pain
  • NICE guideline 193 Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s
  • The evidence for opioids in chronic pain
  • Adverse effects of opioids

Webinar 2 – Reducing opioid use in chronic pain – Tuesday 27th February 12:00-14:00

  • Opioid prescribing data
  • PHE Prescribed Medicines Review 2019
  • NICE guideline 215 Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults
  • Review of opioids
  • Tapering and stopping opioids
  • Patient and clinician resources