IAHPC Institute
Facilitators/faculty
Ebtesam Ahmed (Sammi) PharmD
Lukas Radbruch, MD
Target audience
Pharmacists, physicians, and nurses
Requirements
Current IAHPC members.
Comprehensive Basic Pain Assessment and Management Course
View moreLearning objectives
What will students learn? This course is designed to increase the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient-centered pain management.
The curriculum addresses basic principles associated with pain pathogenesis and assessment, effective pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options, and appropriate therapeutic regimens. The course further concentrates on acquiring advanced knowledge about managing pain associated with the specific disease states most often encountered in palliative care and hospice settings and strategies to prevent diversion and non-medical use. Upon completion of the program, participants should be proficient in assessing pain and identifying pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options based on disease states and other patient-related factors.
How many sessions?
9 sessions – plus Modules 1-3 of the Advocacy Course (already recorded)
How many hours?
It will take approximately 11 hours to complete all the modules.
Course outline
Required before starting: Advocating for Improve Access to Controlled Substances Globally for medical needs Advocacy Course – Modules 1-3 by Katherine Pettus
| Module | Topic | Length | Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to course | 15 min 30 min |
Ebtesam Ahmed Lukas Radbruch |
Access |
| Pathogenesis and Assessment of Pain | ||||
| 2 | Pain Management: - Essential analgesics (WHO EML) - Other medications |
1 hour | Lukas Radbruch | Access |
| 3 | Opioid Therapy: - Practical aspects: Routes and application: modes of administration |
1.5 hour | Ebtesam Ahmed | Access |
| 4 | Opioid Therapy: - Practical aspects: opioid rotation and conversion ratios |
1.5 hour | Ebtesam Ahmed | Access |
| 5 | Opioid Therapy: - Management of Side Effects |
1 hour | Lukas Radbruch | Access |
| 6 | Neuropathic and Musculoskeletal Pain - Overview | 1 hour | Lukas Radbruch | Access |
| 7 | Special Considerations in Pain Management: - Cancer and HIV |
1.5 hour | Ebtesam Ahmed | Access |
| 8 | Role of the pharmacist - Essential medicines and particularly opioids |
July 21 | Ebtesam Ahmed | Access |
| 9 | Opioid Therapy - Safety concerns: Tips and recommendations on how to prevent diversion and non-medical use. - Course summary and conclusion. |
1.5 hour | Ebtesam Ahmed Lukas Radbruch |
Access |
Advanced Pain Assessment and Management Course
View moreThis advanced course is based on the discussion of clinical cases and builds on the Comprehensive Pain Assessment and Management Course.
Using clinical cases, this course will provide students with advanced knowledge about how to manage pain associated with specific disease states most often encountered in palliative care and hospice settings, and will address strategies to prevent diversion and non-medical use.
Each module will be presented live and recorded to be viewed on-demand.
| Module | Topic | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction – Basic pain concepts and course overview | 1.5 hour | Access |
| 2 | Clinical cases - discussion | 1.5 hour | Access |
| 3 | Clinical cases - discussion | 1.5 hour | Access |