Course Aims

To encourage learners to understand that pain can very easily go unnoticed and so untreated. To provide underpinning knowledge associated with best practice for the assessment and management of pain. To promote the safety and well-being of all patients who require pain management. 

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the anatomy of the nervous system. 
• Discuss different types of pain and how they can affect people in a variety of ways. 
• List a range of issues that can arise when people with dementia experience pain. 
• Explain the importance of accurate pain assessment. 
• Identify the range of pain assessment scales in common use and discuss their value. 
• Give examples of non-pharmacological interventions. 
• Explain the WHO ‘analgesia ladder’ and it’s components. 
• Recognise own role in monitoring the effectiveness of medications that are administered. 
• Outline considerations for effective management of pain at the end of life.