Painfully Sleepless: Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Fibromyalgia

Painfully Sleepless: Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Fibromyalgia is organized by College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP).

Activity Dates: 06/01/2018 - 04/23/2021

ACPE Contact Hours: 1.0

Target Audience:
This course is designed for pharmacists and/or other healthcare professionals involved in the medication management of individuals living with psychiatric, neurologic and/or substance use disorders.

Description:
The management of fibromyalgia is challenging for healthcare professionals. Although widespread pain is the dominant symptom in fibromyalgia, sleep disturbances and fatigue are common features, which significantly influence a fibromyalgia patient’s quality of life. Moreover, treatment of sleep disturbances in patients with fibromyalgia is different, as current guidelines do not recommend use of typical sedative/hypnotic agents. This session will focus on the treatment of sleep disturbances in fibromyalgia patients.

Learning Objectives:
• Contrast sleep disturbances in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia versus the general population.
• Recommend non-pharmacologic treatments for sleep disturbances in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
• Assess the safety and efficacy of commonly prescribed pharmacologic treatments for sleep disturbances in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
• Develop a pharmacologic treatment plan for sleep disturbances in a patient diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.