Chris Herndon, an associate professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, is helping teach a national pain training program that has selected 10 pharmacists from across the country.
Herndon is a faculty member for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation’s 2012-2013 Pain and Palliative Care Traineeship Program – Level 3.
The Pain and Palliative Care Traineeship Program is a tiered educational initiative, supported by an educational grant from Endo Pharmaceuticals, that includes the following components: level 1, pain management and palliative care self-assessment tool (knowledge-based activity); level 2, application of the principles of pain management and palliative care (application-based activity); and level 3, live experiential program, (practice-based activity).
These unique educational activities were designed so pharmacists can systematically acquire specific knowledge, skills, attitudes and performance behaviors to expand and enhance practice competencies in pain management and palliative care. The tiered program provides a series of educational activities that build on the preceding level.
“The reviewers were overwhelmed with the quality of the applicants and the obvious passion they show for helping those with pain,” said Herndon. “I wish we could take all of them. The ASHP Foundation Pain Traineeship is a phenomenal opportunity.
For more information regarding the Pain and Palliative Care Traineeship Program, please visit www.ashpfoundation.org/painmanagement.
About the ASHP Foundation
The ASHP Research and Education Foundation (www.ashpfoundation.org) was established in 1968 by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), www.ashp.org, as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. As the philanthropic arm of ASHP, our vision is that patient outcomes improve because of the leadership and clinical skills of pharmacists, as vital members of the health care team, accountable for safe and effective medication use. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of patients in health systems through appropriate, safe and effective medication use.