END OF LIFE PAIN MANAGEMENT

Course overview

Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: 1.Describe the prevalence and significance of pain at the end of life. 2.Identify techniques to assess pain in patients, including those unable to provide verbal reports; 3.List differential features of nociceptive and neuropathic pain states; 4.Describe effective nonpharmacological means to relieve pain; 5.Recognize the therapeutic benefits and potential adverse effects associated with opioid and nonopioid pharmacotherapy for acute and chronic pain states at end-of-life.