Webinar: Managing opioid induced constipation by MA Exhibitions

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About This Webinar

This talk is sponsored and fully funded by Kyowa Kirin Limited.

Dr Khan will discuss the management of opioid-induced constipation with a focus on the pathophysiology and some targeted treatment options.

Kyowa Kirin commits to innovative drug discovery driven by state-of-the-art technologies. The company focuses on creating new values in the four therapeutic areas: nephrology, oncology, immunology/allergy and neurology. Under the Kyowa Kirin brand, the employees from 40 group companies across North America, EMEA, and Asia/Oceania unite to champion the interests of patients and their caregivers in discovering solutions wherever there are unmet medical needs.

You can learn more about the business of Kyowa Kirin at: https://www.kyowakirin.com/

Presenter

Dr Shaheen Khan

Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Shaheen graduated from Guy’s, Kings’ and St Thomas’ Medical School having also been awarded a first class BSc honours degree in Neuroscience. He has an MSc in palliative care from Kings’ College London and a postgraduate certificate in clinical leadership.
His interests include pain management and complex symptom control, advance care planning, risk management, postgraduate medical education and clinical leadership.

He has held various educational roles including Training Programme Director and Chair of the Palliative Medicine StR training scheme in London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. He has previously been Joint Chair of the London Opioid Safety and Improvement Group and his current responsibilities include his Clinical Director role at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and his position as joint lead for the King’s Health Partners Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group.