|
CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR NURSES: PSYCHOLOGY
AND DRUG MANAGEMENT
Programme
DOWNLOAD
PROGRAMME
| FUNDAMENTALS OF PAIN |
| |
|
| 9:30 am |
Welcome & Introduction |
| |
Setting out the problem of chronic pain
in nursing practice. The different approaches
needed to manage acute and chronic pain. |
| |
Clair
Haslam, Principal Technical Consultant,
Neuromodulation, Medtronic Ltd. |
| |
|
| 9:50 am |
The Anatomy of Pain |
| |
Understanding the anatomy and physiology
of pain and how pain treatment can be
targeted. |
| |
Kate
MacIver, Pain Specialist Research
Nurse, Pain
Research Institute, Liverpool |
| |
|
| |
|
| PSYCHOLOGY |
| |
|
| 10:30 am |
The Psychology of Pain |
| |
Understanding the psychological dimensions
of pain and how these affect our assessment
of pain problems. SCuBA: Sensation, Cognition,
Behaviour, Affect. |
| |
Eric
Ghadiali, Consultant
Neuropsychologist, Walton Centre,
Liverpool |
| |
|
| 11:00 am |
COFFEE |
| |
|
| 11:20 am |
The Psychology of Pain cont. |
| |
Workshop – case studies. |
| |
Clair
Haslam, Principal Technical Consultant,
Neuromodulation, Medtronic Ltd.
Eric Ghadiali, Consultant
Neuropsychologist, Walton Centre,
Liverpool
John Wiles, Consultant in Pain Medicine,
Walton Centre, Liverpool
Alison Cox and Christin Bird,
Associate Specialist Nurses
in Pain, Walton Centre, Liverpool |
| |
|
| 12:30 am |
LUNCH |
| |
|
| |
|
| DRUG MANAGEMENT |
| |
|
| 1:15 pm |
Acute on Chronic Pain |
| |
How to manage acute pain in a patient
already taking strong analgesics e.g.
after surgery. |
| |
Linda
Colville, Consultant Anaesthetist,
Walton Centre, Liverpool |
| |
|
| 1:45 pm |
“Drugged up to the eyeballs!” :
Drug Management of Chronic Pain |
| |
This will be an interactive learning
session:
How drugs for chronic pain work, drug
titration, weaning off drugs, patient
suitability/assessment for certain drugs
and management of drug combinations.
Case studies |
| |
FACILITATORS:
Kate MacIver, Pain Specialist Research
Nurse, Pain Research Institute,
Chris Barker, GPwSI in pain
Alison Cox, Associate Nurse Specialist
in Pain
Christin Bird, Associate Nurse Specialist
in Pain |
| |
|
| 3:00 pm |
TEA |
| |
|
| 3:20 pm |
Musculoskeletal Pain |
| |
The presentation and management of pain
relating to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid
arthritis, and fibromyalgia will be outlined.
Summary of the day with questions for
discussion |
| |
Chris
Barker, GPwSI in Pain, Liverpool |
| |
|
| 4:00 pm |
CLOSE |
|
|
