ON DEMAND 2024 Midwest Conference - Methadone: A Method to the Madness
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1.0 contact hour (1.0 pharmacology)Completion Time
1 hour, 3 minutesAvailable Until
December 31, 2025
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PharmacologyMethadone is a long-acting, inexpensive, synthetic opioid developed in the 1920s that has many uses in the palliative care setting as it treats multiple types of pain including neuropathic and somatic pain. However, many prescribers are reluctant to prescribe methadone due to its interactions with other medications and effects on heart rhythm. Methadone also has a long and variable half-life which requires patience during dosing. Our presentation seeks to provide information to APNs on how to use methadone effectively and confidently. We will review indications for methadone and review safe prescribing practices. We will review some of the most common problems we see in prescribing methadone and walk through our strategies. We will also use case studies to provide real world examples of successful use of the medication.
Learning Objectives
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Effective Use of Methadone in Palliative Care: Equip Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) with the knowledge to use methadone effectively in palliative care, focusing on its applications for managing neuropathic and somatic pain, and understanding its pharmacokinetics and unique properties.
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Safe Prescribing Practices for Methadone: Enhance the competence of APRNs in prescribing methadone safely by reviewing its interactions with other medications, potential effects on heart rhythm, and strategies to manage its long and variable half-life, illustrated through real-world case studies.
Learning Outcome Evaluation: Participants will state one thing they learned from the program and how they will implement it into their practice.
Speakers
Mary Beth Sheehy is a nurse practitioner practicing in palliative care at Advocate Christ Medical Center and in critical care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Mary Beth graduated with her BSN from Marquette University in 2009 and her DNP from Rush University in 2017. Mary Beth worked in critical care and post-operative care before transitioning to palliative care in 2022. Mary Beth enjoys being part of the government relations committee on ISAPN and lecturing on various topics in the Acute Care and Gerontology program at Rush University.
Katija McCarthy is a nurse practitioner practicing at Advocate Christ Medical Center. She received her Masters of Science of Nursing from Resurrection University in Chicago in 2015. She has been practicing nursing in various specialties for 22 years since graduating from the Chicago Public Schools Practical Nursing Program in 2002. She has taken the scenic route in nursing, beginning her career as an LPN, and arriving at APN with Full Practice Authority. She has been practicing as an Advanced Practice Nurse in the Palliative Care department at Advocate Christ Medical Center since 2018 (inpatient and outpatient clinic) and is ACHPN certified. Her motto which drives her practice in the field of nursing is 'always working on mastering my craft.
CE Information
This activity offers 1.0 contact hour (1.0 pharmacology) to attendees.
Accredited by Illinois Nurses Foundation is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The Illinois Nurses Foundation and the Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing jointly provided this program.
Disclosures
To earn contact hours, learners must watch the entire webinar and submit an evaluation to receive the digital certificate after the session.
There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of this activity
Activity Content
Registration to this activity includes access to the following supporting materials.
- Methadone: A Method to the Madness (Size: 2.27 MB)
Duration: about 1 hour | Quality: HD
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