Opioid Rotation: What Comes After Morphine

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Future Directions in the Delivery of Fluids and Drugs in the Palliative Hospice Setting

Release Date: May 29, 2008

Expiration Date: May 29, 2010

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Estimated Time of Completion	1 hour
Description	The Opioid Rotation: What Comes After Morphine podcast was a satellite symposium held during the Palliative Medicine 2008 12th Annual International Symposium. This podcast explores the rationale for opioid rotation and alternatives.
Objectives	At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Explore the pros and cons of opioid rotation. Discuss the physiologic and clinical rationale for opioid rotation. Review specific conversion protocols for alternate opioid therapies.
Target Audience	This podcast is intended for physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers involved with palliative care and treatment of their pain. In addition, healthcare professionals in hematology/oncology, internal medicine, family practice, and hospice care will benefit.
Accreditation	The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity may be submitted for American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education credit in Category 2.
Activity Director	Terence Gutgsell, MD Staff, Solid Tumor Oncology Taussig Cancer Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
Faculty	Susan B. LeGrand, MD, FACP; Declan Walsh, MD, MSc, FACP, FRCP
Faculty Disclosure	In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias. The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest: Terence Gutgsell, MD Susan B. LeGrand, MD, FACP Declan Walsh, MD, MSc, FACP, FRCP

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education
acknowledges an educational grant for support of this activity from:

Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Center for Continuing Education and UNITECH Communications^®.

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