Down on the Pharm: Contemporary Issues in Pharmacopalliation
How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree?)
Join Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, PhD, FAAHPM and a team of clinical experts for a pharmacology workshop, Down on the Pharm: Contemporary Issues in Pharmacopalliation.
Friday, April 4, 2025
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET
Virtual Event
Registration
HPNA Member Rate: $175
Non-Member Rate: $330 (Includes a one-year HPNA membership)
Access a Preview of the Workshop from Dr. McPherson
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe unique pharmacodyanamic and pharmacokinetic characteristics of buprenorphine and application to caring for patients with a serious illness.
- Explain the roles of psychedelic agents, and potential role in hospice and palliative care patients.
- Discuss recent findings from an international consensus-building process in opioid conversions and equivalencies, including methadone.
- Summarize recommendations on palliative pharmacotherapy for cardiovascular disease from the American Heart Association.
- Develop a strategy for medication administration for patients who are unable to swallow.
Faculty
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, PhD, FAAHPM
Alexandra L. McPherson PharmD, MPH
Jennifer Bires, LCSW, OSW-C, CST
Ira Byock, MD
Maximillian Stevenson, PharmD, BCPS
Unable to attend on April 4? You may still register to access the recording of the program and collect the continuing education hours. The last day to register for this event is Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
You will receive the access link to this conference three days prior to the event. If you have not received the email three days prior, please contact the HPNA Education Department.
Continuing Education
3.75 NCPD Contact Hours
3.75 Category 1 Pharm Credits
Attendees can earn a maximum of 3.75 NCPD Contact Hours and 3.75 Category 1 Pharm Credits upon successful completion of this event. Successful completion includes attending the activity in its entirety, attesting to attendance, and completing/submitting the post-event evaluation within the timeframe specified.
The faculty/planners of this accredited continuing professional development activity have disclosed no relevant financial, professional, or personal relationship with ineligible companies pertaining to faculty selection, delivery, and evaluation of this conference.
The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association is an accredited provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). Provider number P0284.
Cancellation Policy
Registrants must place a cancellation request in writing up to three weeks prior to the event to receive a full refund minus a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations received less than one week prior to the event will not be refunded. Please contact the HPNA Education Department about cancellations.