What You’ll Learn
- Describe the impact of constipation on quality of life for the patient with serious illness
- Identify best practices to assess and diagnose constipation in the patient with serious illness
- Explain the relationship between opioids and constipation
- Develop strategies to reduce the physical and emotional suffering caused by constipation
What You’ll Earn
CAPC members can earn the following free continuing education credits:
Medicine: 0.75 CME, 0.75 ABIM MOC
Nursing: 1.00 CNE, 0.60 Pharmacotherapy
Social Work: 1.00 CE (NASW)
Social Work: 1.00 CE (NYSED)
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Tools & Resources
Commonly Prescribed Laxatives
Last Updated: January 29, 2019
Medications and dosing guidance for stimulant and osmotic laxatives. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2017.
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Symptom Management Glossary
Last Updated: January 29, 2019
Key terms related to symptom management. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2017.
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Course References: Constipation
Last Updated: January 29, 2019
Course citations. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2015.
members loginOpioid Risk Tool (ORT)
Last Updated: January 29, 2019
Validated 5-question assessment tool designed to predict which patients are at risk for opioid substance use disorder.
viewFast Fact #15: Constipation
Last Updated: January 29, 2019
Mechanisms of constipation and best approaches to treatment.
viewFast Fact #294: Opioid Induced Constipation Part 1: Established Management Strategies
Last Updated: January 29, 2019
Non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic approaches to managing opioid-induced constipation.
viewFast Fact #295: Opioid Induced Constipation Part II: Newer Therapies
Last Updated: January 29, 2019
Treating opioid-induced constipation, including how and when to use newer therapies.
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Course Faculty
Drew Rosielle, MD, FAAHPM. Palliative Care, Fairview Health Services, University of Minnesota Medical School.
Lolita Melhado, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC. Family Nurse Practitioner/Palliative Care, Gulf Coast Medical Center - Lee Memorial Health System.
Philip Higgins, PhD, LICSW. President, Lighthouse Counseling of Salem, Inc.
Peer Reviewers
Linda Pang, MD. Fellow, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Contact information: For technical questions about online activity or continuing education credits, contact membership@capc.org or 212-201-2674.
Provided by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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