Pain Management in PALTC: An Updated and Improved Clinical Practice Guideline
Pain Management in PALTC: An Updated and Improved Clinical Practice Guideline is organized by AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term care Medicine
Activity Created 3/2022
Credits Available Until 3/2025
Description:
This session will describe the revised Pain Management in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG), which provides solutions to commonly asked questions and hyperlinks to additional information available online. Speakers will address current clinical issues around assessment and diagnosis of pain, challenges related to treatment and evidence-based treatment options, and discuss issues around the use of opioid analgesics and the regulatory and survey considerations in pain management. The diagnosis and management of different types of pain will be delineated as per the CPG and management of these areas and ongoing documentation reviewed. Participants will have access to the full CPG and associated links
Learning Objectives:
• Identify common challenges in managing pain in the PALTC population.
• Describe the systems and processes that a facility needs to support effective pain management.
• Discuss indications, specific considerations, and challenges related to opioid analgesics.
• Discuss how facilities and practitioners can prevent survey issues related to pain assessment and management.