END OF LIFE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PAIN

Course overview

EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PAIN AT THE END OF LIFE IS A MULTIFOLD ISSUE WITH A DEEP IMPACT ON THE PATIENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE. WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PAIN MANAGEMENT'S KEY PRINCIPLES AT THE END OF LIFE, CAREGIVERS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PROVIDING COMFORT AND SOLACE TO THEIR DYING PATIENTS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PAIN AT THE END OF LIFE WITH PHARMACOLOGICAL AND NONPHARMACOLOGICAL MEASURES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE.