Be a Myth-buster: Stop the Misconceptions about Fibromyalgia
The truth about fibromyalgia will help you help patients ease their pain.
September, 2007
Jennifer FitzGibbons, MSN, APN,C
Expiration Date: December 31, 2009. No CE contact hours (CH) will be given after this date.
Purpose/goal: To provide registered nurses with an overview of evidence-based information on the latest strategies for identifying and managing the patient with fibromyalgia.
Objectives
- Identify factors that can make diagnosing fibromyalgia a challenge.
- Describe the pharmacologic management of fibromyalgia.
- Discuss the nonpharmacologic management of fibromyalgia.
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Jennifer FitzGibbons, MSN, APN,C, is the Clinical Research Coordinator at the Pain and Fatigue Study Center at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark. The author does not have any financial arrangements or affiliations with any corporations offering financial support or educational grants for continuing nursing education activities.
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