Description
Layer by layer, this lecture will build on pre-existing knowledge of analgesics until delegates have further understanding of advanced drugs and methods of managing pain. It's about how to go the extra mile for tricky cases and adapt the plan as the patient recovers.
This new session will refresh knowledge of pain and the pain pathway, including the different types of pain, before progressing through basic pain management with opioids and NSAIDs. It will explore how the nursing team can contribute to effective pain management, alongside additional analgesic options such as ketamine, gabapentin and alpha-2 agonists.
Learning Objectives
- Refresh knowledge of pain and the pain pathway and types of pain
- Basic pain management (Opioids and NSAIDS)
- Utilising the team: nursing care as part of pain management Additional analgesia (Ketamine, Gabapentin & Alpha-2’s)
- Local analgesia - blocks & splashes
- Advanced analgesia (epidurals, wound catheters, multi-component infusions)
