Palliative Care Module Series - Part 1
Palliative Care Module Series - Part 1 is organized by Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO).
Course opens: 03/22/2022
Course expires: 12/31/2025
Description:
The SGO Palliative Care Committee has developed a series of 15 modules. Part 1 includes the first five topics listed below. This content is primarily designed for trainees but is useful for providers at all levels in all settings.
Anorexia and Cachexia
Speaker: Diana English, MD
Authors: Diana English, MD, University of South Florida, and Anna Beavis, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University
Objectives
- Descript the pathophysiology driving anorexia and cachexia in advanced cancer
- Articulate the steps in evaluation of anorexia and cachexia
- Review pharmacologic interventions for anorexia
- Recognize the importance of contextualizing the evaluation and management of anorexia/cachexia within broader discussion of goals of care
Constipation
Author and Speaker: Diana English, MD, University of South Florida
Objectives
- List three different medications that can be used to manage constipation
- List the mechanism of action of each of those medications
- Understand that prevention is critical
- Prescribe laxatives with every prescription for opioids
Dyspnea
Author and Speaker: Lindsay Brubaker, MD, University of Colorado
Objectives
- Define dyspnea
- List differential diagnosis for dyspnea near the end of life
- Dose opioids appropriately for dyspnea management
Nausea and Vomiting
Author and Speaker: Diana English, MD, University of South Florida
Objectives
- List primary mechanism of most common anti-emetics
- Recognize the importance of targeting nausea medications based on mechanism
- List at least two anti-emetics available for non-oral routes of administration
Neuropathic Pain
Speaker: Ellen Hartenbach, MD, University of Wisconsin
Authors: Ellen Hartenbach, MD, University of Wisconsin, Katherine Hicks-Courant, MD, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, and Gizelka David-West, MD, Northern Westchester Hospital
Objectives:
- List two causes of neuropathic pain in patients with cancer
- Describe pain characteristics generally associated with neuropathic pain
- List at least two commonly used non-opioid medications for neuropathic pain
- List two interventional options for management of neuropathic pain