Dr. Herndon received both his BS and PharmD from St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Following completion of a geriatrics residency, he was on faculty with the Texas Tech School of Pharmacy where he worked in pain and palliative care with local hospices and a regional cancer center. Prior to his current position, he was a science and research liaison in analgesia with Johnson and Johnson. He is currently the Network Facilitator for Pain within ASHP and serves on the ASHP Task Force of Pain and Symptom Management.
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, Professor and Vice Chair, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Mary Lynn McPherson, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore. She serves as a consultant pharmacist for both local and national hospice and palliative care programs, and has designed a critical thinking process for appropriate drug use in end of life patients. She serves on the Boards of the Hospice Network of Maryland and the Maryland Pain Initiative. McPherson is also the Chairman of the Board of the American Society of Pain Educators. Dr. McPherson teaches extensively in the Pharm.D. curriculum on pain management and end of life care, including didactic and experiential content. McPherson also serves as a primary care pharmacist and Director of Pharmacotherapy Services at UniversityCare Waxter in Baltimore. She also developed one of the first and few palliative care pharmacy residencies in the U.S. McPherson is a Fellow in the American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists and American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. She has received many honors for her work, including the American Pharmacists Association Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Practice, the Maryland Pharmacists Association Innovative Practice Award, and the Maryland Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists W. Purdum Lifetime Achievement Award. She has written three books, and many chapters and peer-reviewed articles on pain management, palliative care, and other topics.
Suzanne Nesbit, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pain Management, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Dr. Kral received her BS and Pharm.D. degrees from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. She completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC). She worked in the primary care setting at the VA Medical Center and was an assistant professor at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND for several years but returned to Iowa 7 years ago and is currently on the faculty at the University of Iowa Center for Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia. She is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist and holds adjunct professor status at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. She provides direct patient care in the inpatient and outpatient settings with both the Pain Service and the Palliative Care Service.
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Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, Professor and Vice Chair, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Mary Lynn McPherson, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore. She serves as a consultant pharmacist for both local and national hospice and palliative care programs, and has designed a critical thinking process for appropriate drug use in end of life patients. She serves on the Boards of the Hospice Network of Maryland and the Maryland Pain Initiative. McPherson is also the Chairman of the Board of the American Society of Pain Educators. Dr. McPherson teaches extensively in the Pharm.D. curriculum on pain management and end of life care, including didactic and experiential content. McPherson also serves as a primary care pharmacist and Director of Pharmacotherapy Services at UniversityCare Waxter in Baltimore. She also developed one of the first and few palliative care pharmacy residencies in the U.S. McPherson is a Fellow in the American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists and American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. She has received many honors for her work, including the American Pharmacists Association Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Practice, the Maryland Pharmacists Association Innovative Practice Award, and the Maryland Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists W. Purdum Lifetime Achievement Award. She has written three books, and many chapters and peer-reviewed articles on pain management, palliative care, and other topics.
Design a rational multi-drug regimen based on current practice evidence.
Design and implement an assessment strategy for a pain complaint based on the physiology of nociception and the pathogenesis of chronic pain.
Determine anticipated clinical pain relief based on current understanding of the pathogenesis of pain and mechanisms of analgesic action.