Pain busting supplements - what is the evidence base?
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| Friday, August 2, 2024 |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
| C2.2 + C2.3 |
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Details
Pain is an evolutionary survival mechanism that represents our bodies response to injury. Pain can inform us of changes in our body and the experience of pain pre-conditions us to avoid future harm. Yet our experience of pain is so personal. From person to person, our response to pain is so different. A range of physical, biological and psychological factors contribute to our experience of pain.
Many factors impact the management of pain, including the type of pain, location, intensity and duration of pain. Pharmacists are well positioned to collaborate and support patients in the management of pain in a range of settings. Pharmacists have a real role to monitor prescription dispensing and potential misuse of medicines (e.g. opioids). In addition, pharmacists provide valuable education about management of adverse effects and appropriate use of medicines to reduce or prevent medicine-related harm.
Whilst pharmacists are well versed in the use of a range of pain management strategies, non-pharmacological medicines including vitamins, minerals and supplements are often not fully understood due to the lack of published information, conflicting data and concerns related to efficacy. During this session, we will discuss the holistic management of pain and the use of complementary medicines to effectively manage pain.
Learning objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the pathophysiology of pain.
2. Discuss pharmacological and non-pharmacological recommendations for pain management.
3. Explain the evidence for and the role of complementary medicines for pain management.
Competency standards: 1.5, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6
Speakers
Ev Miroshnichenko
Associate Lecturer
Queensland University Of Technology
Pain busting supplements - what is the evidence base?
Biography
Ev is an Associate Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), combines academic rigour with practical pharmacy experience in community and consultant pharmacy practice areas. Holding a Master of Philosophy degree, Ev’s research emphasised the use of patient-generated health data in delivering personalised healthcare within the Australian clinical context. Dedicated the advancement of pharmacy profession, Ev educates the next generation of pharmacists within his roles at QUT and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and lends his expertise to the Pharmacist Advisory Board at Blackmores Institute.
