Pain Management

This RCGP accredited resource, composed of 10 clinical cases, assesses the user’s knowledge of a Pain Management.

Successful completion of the resource provides 1 hour of CPD delivered by Learna Ltd.

Introduction

This educational resource, developed in conjunction with Dr Melanie Jefferson, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Cardiff, delivers a series of self-assessment questions based around specific clinical scenarios testing the user on the typical aspects of pain management in a palliative setting.

Aims and Objectives

On completion of this resource, you should be able:

To implement the principles underlying management of cancer pain in different clinical scenarios.
To reflect upon the holistic management of patients and how it applies in daily clinical practice.
To further develop your clinical decision making skills in the management of cancer pain.
To correctly assess the potential causes of pain to enable development of the best treatment plan.
To apply the WHO Analgesic ladder appropriately in the management of cancer pain
To be familiar with the principles and practice of opioid rotation.
To consider the use of adjuvant drugs in the management of cancer pain
To clarify the role of non-pharmacological treatments in cancer pain management.
To be familiar with the newer opioid preparations and how they may be best used.
To adopt a holistic model for pain management.