ONS member Judy Paice, PhD, RN, director of the cancer pain program in the division of hematology-oncology and research professor of medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL, and member of the Chicago ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss prescribing and using opioids to manage cancer pain. Judy is presenting on the topic during the second annual ONS BridgeTM in September 2021. Click the link in the episode notes to learn more about the virtual conference.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• Learn more about the ONS Bridge virtual conference.
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 3: Opioids, Addiction, and Complex Care
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 130: Manage Cancer-Related Constipation With ONS Guidelines™
• ONS Voice article: Crush Constipation With This Old-Time Recipe
• ONS Voice article: How to Prevent Opioid Misuse While Effectively Managing Cancer Pain
• ONS Voice article: Nurses Have a Pivotal Role as Patient Advocates in the Opioid Crisis
• ONS Voice article: Opioids Can Be Used Safely for Cancer-Related Pain
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Opioid Misuse Risk: Implementing Screening Protocols in an Ambulatory Oncology Clinic
• ONS position statement on pain management
• ONS Guidelines™ for Opioid-Induced and Non–Opioid-Related Cancer Constipation
• ONS Pain Management Learning Library
• ONS webinar: Every Nurse's Role in Management of Pain in an Opioid Crisis
• ONS webinar: Opioid Pain Management in Serious Illness
• American Cancer Society information on opioids for cancer pain
• ELNEC resources
• National Cancer Institute cancer pain PDQ (patient version)
• National Cancer Institute cancer pain PDQ (provider version)

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