Pain Assessment
| Course ID : | MED373 |
| Course Duration : | 5 Days |
| City : | Abu Dhabi |
| Location : | UAE |
Pain Assessment
A complete Pain Assessment shall be done if the Pain Rating Scale score is above 0
Content:
Communicating about Pain:
To support effective conversations between health professionals and patients about managing non-cancer pain.
Non-pharmacological and self-directed pain management:
Non-pharmacological and self-directed pain management strategies are a key building block of any pain management plan. Explore information about supporting your patients in this section.
Acute pain management:
Pain can be experienced in many ways, from mild discomfort to severe and constant pain. There are also many different treatments for managing pain. Explore our resources to support the treatment of acute pain.
Safe use of opioids in acute pain:
These resources have been developed to support best practice in the safe use of opioids for acute pain in the post-operative period and emergency department.
Chronic pain management:
Chronic pain is pain that lasts more than 3 months or longer than expected for healing after surgery, injury or a condition. The cause may also be unknown. It is sometimes called 'persistent pain'. It can be a difficult to treat and balancing treatment options is vital.
Analgesic safety and dependence:
Evidence suggests that harmful effects of opioids are more likely to happen to people who take opioids for 3 months or more, or who take higher doses of opioids.
Tapering and reducing opioids:
Tapering opioids may not worsen chronic non-cancer pain, and recent evidence suggests that it improves function and quality of life.