Palliative ECHO: Methadone & Cancer Pain (Jan. 2023)

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Palliative Care ECHO: Methadone and Treatment of Cancer Pain | January 25, 2023

Presented by:
Carley Bloomfield, DO; Caitlin Sullivan, MD
Palliative Medicine Fellows, Carilion Clinic

Objectives:

Understand the pharmacology of methadone and how it relates to its uses and side effect profile.
Discuss the indications for methadone use as first-line and add-on therapy.
Understand how to do methadone rotations.
Discuss benefits of methadone in the pediatric cancer population.
Be aware of safety challenges associated with methadone use.

Attachments: Slides (pdf)

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