Topic outline
- General
General
- Module 1 - Introducing Pain Management
Module 1 - Introducing Pain Management
Provides an overview and introduction for non-specialists to the topic of Pain Management.
- Module 2 - Acute Pain
Module 2 - Acute Pain
Module 2 takes a more detailed look at acute pain. The first part of the module, Introduction, includes content to enable users to gain knowledge of the assessment and management of acute pain. The second section, Acute Pain Techniques, provides further detail on the treatment methods for acute pain.
- Module 3 - Pain as a Long Term Condition
Module 3 - Pain as a Long Term Condition
For most people, their first experience of pain is often short term following injury (see Module 2). However, many people live with persisting pain that impacts on both their physical function and emotional wellbeing. This module explores persisting or chronic pain and what can be done to help people learn self-management skills. People often need support to rebuild their lives in a context where medicines and therapies may not provide satisfactory pain relief. Many argue that persisting pain should be viewed and given the same status as any long-term condition.
- Module 4 - Treatments & Therapies
Module 4 - Treatments & Therapies
Module 4 looks at the treatments and therapies available for the treatment of pain, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological.
- Module 5 - Pain Conditions Around the Body
Module 5 - Pain Conditions Around the Body
Module 5 examines instances of chronic pain not dealt with in Module 7 Neuropathic Pain including headache, pelvic pain visceral pain and Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome.
- Modules 6 - Muscoloskeletal Pain
Modules 6 - Muscoloskeletal Pain
The musculoskeletal pain module contains six e-learning sessions covering a range of subjects matters ranging from Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, stratified care for low back pain, Sciatica, inflammatory arthritis and supporting people to stay at work or those returning to work.
- Module 7 - Neuropathic Pain
Module 7 - Neuropathic Pain
Module 7 deals with the diagnosis and evaluation of neuropathic pain and then looks at various instances of neuropathic pain and practical issues with the use of neuropathic pain medicines.
- Module 8 - Pain in Children
Module 8 - Pain in Children
"Pain in children is different" - a bold title to the first session of this module, which we hope will raise awareness of developmental, family, therapeutic and organisational issues that all need to be addressed in order to better manage pain in children.
- Module 9 - Pain in Older People
Module 9 - Pain in Older People
- Module 10 - Special Populations
Module 10 - Special Populations
Module 10 covers the effect of pain in a number of special populations - including pain in pregnancy, pain in sickle cell disease and dealing with pain in those suffering drug addiction or dependency issues.
- Module 11 - Cancer Pain
Module 11 - Cancer Pain
Module 11 examines pain in cancer patients and looks at the causes and aetiology of that pain and its management via both drug and non-drug therapies. The module concludes with a look at managing pain in cancer survivors.
- Module 12 - Basic Science
Module 12 - Basic Science
Module 12 of Pain covers the physiological and anatomical aspects of pain and pain management and makes use of a number of existing sessions drawn from the award winning e-Learning Anaesthesia programme.
- Module 13 - Essential Pain Management
Module 13 - Essential Pain Management
This module provides an introduction to the essential pain management (EPM) framework.
It also describes the essential pain management (EPM) resources and how to use or adapt them to teach a variety of different healthcare workers.
Finally, it explains how to use the essential pain management (EPM) framework at medical student level, in preparation for work as a foundation doctor.