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Interdisciplinary Seminar Series

Pain Management

Seminars offered per year: Two; one each semester
Seminar Leaders: Laurence Durante, MD
Faculty Participating: clinical staff from Saint Joseph Hospice and/or other hospices may participate

Offered:

November 2^nd, 2005 at 8:30am

This seminar will present the EPEC Module 4 on Pain Management in one afternoon; comprising three sessions divided by two break/refresh periods

Students will be provided with EPEC Module 4 to review prior to the session

this will take about one hour

Students
Minimum Number: n/a
Maximum Number: n/a

Part 1 - Principles of Pain Management

Goals and Objectives - Part 1

Compare, contrast nociceptive, neuropathic pain
Know steps of analgesic management

Agenda
Total time of section = 60 minutes

Lecture = 30 minutes
Total group discussion of real world clinical examples = 30 minutes
Inter-session Break 15m

Part 2 - Equianalgesic Dosing

Goals and Objectives - Part 2

Know alternative routes for delivery of opioid analgesics
Demonstrate ability to convert between opioids while maintaining analgesia

Agenda
Total time of section = 60 minutes

Lecture = 30 minutes
Working in small group to solve conversion problems = 15 minutes
Group discussion of real world clinical examples = 15 minutes
Inter-session Break 15m

Part 3 - Adjuvants, Adverse Effects, Barriers

Goals and Objectives - Part 3

Know use of adjuvant analgesic agents
Know adverse effects of analgesics, their management
List barriers to pain management

Agenda
Total time of section = 50 minutes

Lecture = 30 minutes
Working in small group to solve EPEC pain problems = 10 minutes
Group discussion of real world clinical examples = 10 minutes

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