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A series of CME sessions on the topic
of chronic nonmalignant pain, opioids and addiction — delivered in
Burin, Clarenville, Corner Brook, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Happy
Valley-Goose Bay, St. Anthony and St. John’s — is now available on
CD-ROM.
Developed by the Faculty of Medicine’s
Office of Professional Development at Memorial University, in
partnership with provincial Department of Health and Community
Services and the Oxycontin Task Force, the CME series was provided
to more than 200 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and other allied
health professionals.
Presenters included:
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Dr. David Ruggles,
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Memorial, on
Chronic Non-malignant Pain and the Chronic Pain Syndrome:
Assessment and Management
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Jackie Butt,
addictions coordinator with Health and Community Services St.
John’s Region, on Assessment and Exploration of the
Addictions Process
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Beverley Clarke,
CEO of Health and Community Services St. John’s and chair of the
OxyContin Task Force, on Scope of the Opioid Challenge in
Newfoundland and Labrador
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Dr. Robert Miller
with the Discipline of Family Medicine at Memorial presented on
Scope of the Opioid Challenge in Newfoundland and Labrador
at an evening CME session on May 26, 2004
The CD-ROM, containing the
presentations by Dr. Ruggles, Dr. Miller and Ms. Butt, includes the
learning objectives, a resources section with links to various
websites dealing with pain management and research, and substance
abuse. The CD, in partnership with the NLMA and the Newfoundland
Pharmaceutical Association, will be distributed to physicians,
pharmacists, and other allied health professionals this spring. The
CD was developed with funding through an unrestricted educational
grant received from Purdue Pharma and Janssen-Ortho Inc.
An online chronic pain management
course is in the development phase with Dr. Ruggles as the content
expert, and will be delivered through www.MDcme.ca.
For more information, please contact
the Office of Professional Development
at Memorial University at 888-299-0676. |
