CPD
6 Scientific Hours
Update on medicines used for pain management in dentistry
A collaboration with
Brief Medicines often play a role in managing dental and orofacial pain. It can be difficult to tailor an appropriate choice of medicine and dose to suit individual patients, taking into account their co-morbidities and other medicines they may be taking. This seminar will provide an update on the safe use of medicines for pain management from simple analgesics such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, to COX-2 inhibitors, narcotic analgesics and adjuvant analgesics. Combination analgesia and new drugs will also be discussed, as well as safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Topics and learning outcomes ÜÜ ÜÜ ÜÜ ÜÜ ÜÜ
Overview of managing pain with medicines Simple analgesics – paracetamol, DSAIDS Dos and Don’ts of OPIOD analgesics in pain management Combination analgesia Small group activity/case studies choosing the right drug for co-morbidities ÜÜ Analgesic prescribing in children an in older person ÜÜ Adjuvant medicines: using non-analgesics ÜÜ Putting into practice – open forum and discussion
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: ÜÜ Compare safety and efficacy of simple and narcotic analgesics ÜÜ Describe appropriate uses for single and combination analgesics for acute and chronic pain ÜÜ Know how to choose between different NSAIDs based on patient co-morbidities ÜÜ Apply knowledge of recent safety and regulatory concerns regarding codeine and other pain medicines.
Presenters Dr Debbie Rigby
Dr Geraldine Moses
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DATE
Saturday 15 September 2018
FEES
TIME
9:00am – 5:00pm
ADAVB/ADAVTB Member
$550
VENUE
Wrest Point Hotel 410 Sandy Bay Road Sandy Bay, TAS
ADAVB/ADATB Member – Recent Graduate
$300
Lecture
Non-ADAVB/ADATB Member
$880
FORMAT RSVP BY
Friday 31 October 2018
Non-ADAVB/ADATB Member – Recent Graduate
$400
Retired / Dental Student
$170
Dental Hygienist / Oral Health Therapist
$380
Dental Staff
$300
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