Serious Illness: Pain & Symptom Management

Pain & Symptom Management

This online learning activity will review pain management considerations when managing the patient population with end-stage chronic conditions.

Total Time: 60 minutes

Presentation slides:

Pain & Symptom Management Presentation Pain & Symptom Management Handout

Evaluation

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Objectives

At the conclusion of this training course the participant will be able to:

  • Identify various types of pain manifestation.
  • Utilize clinical knowledge and evidence-based tools to identify, assess, and treat symptom burden (as defined by scope of practice) commonly experienced by patients with serious illness (SI).
  • Identify patients at high risk of symptom escalation.
  • Identify physical symptom escalation and need for enhanced treatment.
  • Define the indicators for referral to a specialty palliative care provider.

Audience

The course is intended for nurses, social workers, advanced practice providers, medical assistants, community health workers and other care team members who are seeking to expand their knowledge and skills.

Faculty

Kevin Boehnke, PhD

Kevin Boehnke is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center. Kevin received his doctorate from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences in 2017. He is also a yoga instructor. His research focuses on therapeutic applications of cannabis and psychedelics and addressing the public health harms caused by their criminalization.

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Cost

FREE for members; FREE for non-members

This training is made available through funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Education Credit Available: Nurses, & Social Workers

Session Contact Hours: 1

Conflict of Interest Disclosure: No one with the ability to control content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.

Successful Course completion includes:

  1. Participate in the full course.
  2. Complete the course evaluation to obtain continuing education credits.

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