The different types of pain, the symptoms related to each category, and the challenges of treating chronic pain will be discussed in this course. Participants will increase their understanding of pain categories and learn non-pharmacological options to create an individualized, multimodal pain management plan.
Live Webinar
Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 12:00 pm EDTUnder Review: AOTA/0.2 - Application has been made to the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Approved Provider Program.
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list the four types of pain and descriptors related to each category.
- After this course, participants will be able to compare/contrast pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for patients experiencing pain to support participation in daily activities.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify 4 non-pharmacological multimodal options for patients experiencing pain.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Pain Prevalence/Neurobiology of Pain |
| 15-20 Minutes | Biopsychosocial Pain Assessment |
| 20-25 Minutes | 4 Types of Pain |
| 25-30 Minutes | Pain Descriptors |
| 30-35 Minutes | Introduce Case Study |
| 35-45 Minutes | Managing Expectations for Pain Control |
| 45-55 Minutes | Complex Pain Management: How did we get here? |
| 55-65 Minutes | Individualized Multimodal Pain Management |
| 65-80 Minutes | Non-Pharmacological Strategies: Restorative Therapies |
| 80-100 Minutes | Expected & Unexpected Pain Management Challenges |
| 100-115 Minutes | Putting It All Together |
| 115-120 Minutes | Summary; Q&A |
Presented By
Susan Holmes-Walker
PhD RN
Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN the owner and founder of the Sulan Group LLC, is a registered nurse licensed in the states of Michigan and Florida. Dr. Holmes-Walker has experience as an adult pain clinical nurse specialist, case manager, and risk specialist.
Given the current state of the opioid epidemic, Dr. Holmes-Walker’s mission is to share lessons learned from the research literature and clinical practice during her nursing career to provide continuing education to health care professionals. The primary goal of this education is to increase knowledge and understanding of how quality pain assessment leads to improved pain management and can be used as a tool to address the opioid epidemic.
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