Evidence-Based Approaches to Pain Control

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-EBAPC

Hours: 2

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the need to balance the harms of uncontrolled pain with the potential harms of pain treatment.
Select appropriate tools to assess pain.
Recall physiologic processes and terminology related to pain.
Identify pain treatments that can be combined to form multimodal treatment plans.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Evidence-Based Approaches to Pain Control

Current State of Pain and Opioids

Knowledge Check

Pain Assessment

Knowledge Check

Pharmacologic Pain Management Strategies

Knowledge Check

Nonpharmacologic Pain Management Strategies

Knowledge Check

Section 3: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Hansel Fernandes, PharmD

Hansel graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2018 from MCPHS University in Boston. After which he completed his PGY-1 residency in managed care pharmacy at PerformRx in Philadelphia. Hansel has worked in the managed care, hospital, and community pharmacy settings and has a background in clinical program design, medication use policy, and drug utilization review. He is currently employed as a clinical market intelligence pharmacist at PerformRx. Hansel is passionate about utilizing evidence-based medicine to address health disparities and improve health outcomes.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Medical Providers; Nursing Personnel; Pharmacists; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.