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.
Required before starting: Advocating for Improve Access to Controlled Substances Globally for medical needs Advocacy for global, regional, and national advocacy for palliative care – Modules 1-3 by Katherine Pettus.
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 9
Opioid Therapy
Safety concerns: Tips and recommendations on how to prevent diversion and non-medical use.
Course summary and conclusion.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this course is presented for the purpose of educating health care providers about certain aspects of pain and palliative care. The Information should not be relied upon as complete or accurate, nor should it be relied on to suggest a course of treatment for a particular individual. Patients with health care related questions or concerns are advised to contact a physician or other qualified health care provider.
The information contained in this course is provided "As Is" without warranty, express or implied. The IAHPC make no warranty as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, completeness, or suitability of the Information.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the patient care recommendations in this course are correct and in keeping with accepted standards of practice, the authors, and the IAHPC cannot be held liable or responsible for any errors or omissions, or for any harm or damage resulting from the use of the information contained in this course.