Opioid Stewardship Program Coordinator
University of Kentucky HealthCare
Dr. Abel is the Opioid Stewardship Program Coordinator at University of Kentucky HealthCare. Prior to that she practiced as a Pain Management and Palliative Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center - James Cancer Hospital. She received her PharmD from Creighton University in Omaha, NE after which she completed a PGY-1 in Pharmacy Practice at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC and a PGY-2 in Pain Management and Palliative Care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. She is a past Chair of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pain and Palliative Care Practice and Research Network, as well as the Nominations and Advocacy Committees for the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists (SPPCP), and a member of the Opioid Stewardship Task Force for SPPCP. Stephanie has authored primary literature and book chapters on topics such as acute pain management in opioid tolerant patients. She has also been an invited speaker for many regional and national talks as well as developed national and international education modules on topics such as opioid stewardship, pain management, palliative care, opioid use disorder, and medical marijuana to multidisciplinary audiences.
Push the Tush: Strategies for Managing Constipation Across Healthcare Settings
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM