Pain Management
This module will assess your knowledge of pain management, and on successful completion of all 10 questions, you'll be awarded with a one hour CPD Certificate.
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Resource Overview
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 you on the typical aspects of pain management in a palliative setting.
Once you complete the resource - and achieve the minimum pass rate of 60% - you'll be awarded with a downloadable one hour CPD Certificate, which you can print or upload to your CPD Portfolio.
Aims and Objectives
On completion of this resource, you will be able to:
- Implement the principles underlying management of cancer pain in different clinical scenarios
- Reflect upon the holistic management of patients and how it applies in daily clinical practice
- Further develop your clinical decision-making skills in the management of cancer pain
- Correctly assess the potential causes of pain to enable development of the best treatment plan
- Apply the WHO Analgesic ladder appropriately in the management of cancer pain
- Become familiar with the principles and practice of opioid rotation
- Consider the use of adjuvant drugs in the management of cancer pain
- Clarify the role of non-pharmacological treatments in cancer pain management
- Becoming familiar with the newer opioid preparations and how they may be best used
- Adopt a holistic model for pain management
Related Courses
You may also be interested in some of the other CPD courses we provide, which are similar to our Pain Management CPD module:
- FREE: Gastrointestinal Effects of Cancer and Palliative Care for Palliative Specialists CPD
- FREE: Gastroenterology CPD
- FREE: Medical Management of Changes in Bowel Habit for Gastroenterologists CPD
- Palliative Care CPD
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