Comprehensive Basic Pain Assessment and Management Course

Facilitators/faculty

Ebtesam (Sammi) Ahmed PharmD
Lukas Radbruch, MD

Target audience

Pharmacists, physicians, and nurses

Requirements

Current IAHPC members.

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Learning objectives

What will students learn? This course is designed to increase the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient-centered pain management.

The curriculum addresses basic principles associated with pain pathogenesis and assessment, effective pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options, and appropriate therapeutic regimens. The course further concentrates on acquiring advanced knowledge about managing pain associated with the specific disease states most often encountered in palliative care and hospice settings and strategies to prevent diversion and non-medical use. Upon completion of the program, participants should be proficient in assessing pain and identifying pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options based on disease states and other patient-related factors.

Modules

Module 1

Introduction to course
Pathogenesis and Assessment of Pain

Module 2

Pain Management

Essential analgesics (WHO EML)
Other medications

Module 3

Opioid Therapy

Practical aspects: Routes and application: modes of administration

Module 4

Opioid Therapy

Practical aspects: Opioid rotation and conversion ratios

Module 5

Opioid Therapy

Management of Side Effects

Module 6

Neuropathic and Musculoskeletal Pain - Overview

Module 7

Special Considerations in Pain Management

Cancer and HIV

Module 8

Role of the pharmacist

Essential medicines and particularly opioids

Module 9

Opioid Therapy

Safety concerns: Tips and recommendations on how to prevent diversion and non-medical use.
Course summary and conclusion.