Speaker
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CPE
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Dr. McPherson serves on the Board of the Hospice Network of Maryland and is the chair of the board of the American Society of Pain Educators. She's known for her funny, articulate talks, and has received many honors for her work, including the American Pharmacists Association Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Practice, the University of Maryland Teacher of the Year Award, the Maryland Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists W. Purdum Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. She has written four books, including the best-selling Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations, A Guide to Effective Dosing. To learn more about Dr. McPherson, please visit her personal website at marylynnmcpherson.com.
Physician Education Dinner
"Pharmacologic Treatment of Neuropathy in Patients with Serious Illness"
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CPE, Professor, Vice Chair, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
This funny, articulate, award-winning speaker is the chair of the board of the American Society of Pain Educators.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Recognize their own attitudes about what is difficult about treating neuropathy in their own patients.
- Name medications used to treat neuropathy and describe the advantages and drawbacks to the various agents, such as: gabapentin, pregabalin, duloxetine, tricyclic antidepressants, methadone.
- Confidently and effectively select pharmacologic agents for neuropathic pain in the patient with serious or life-limiting illness.