Pain Management: Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices Course is organized by HomeCEU. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 2 Contact Hours.
Course Description:
Recently the opioid epidemic was declared a public health emergency. This has set off a ripple effect throughout all of healthcare as all disciplines are being challenged to adopt a better approach to pain management. One implication of these developments is an emphasis on a more holistic, multi-disciplinary approach and a new emphasis on non-pharmacological means of managing pain. This course looks at evidence-based interventions and best practices for RNs, PTs, and OTs in managing pain.
Course Goals:
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of evidence-based non-pharmacological means of managing pain.
Course Objectives:
• List cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial factors that affect pain
• Identify the main elements of patient neuroscience education about pain
• Identify elements of best practice for pain management for healthcare professionals/nursing
• Identify physical therapy approaches to pain management
• Identify the contributions of OTs in pain management