Course: Understanding Medication in Pain Medicine
Are you aggravated by Amitriptyline? Troubled by Tramadol?
Well, worry no more – this one-day course is designed to give clinicians working in community MSK settings a
grounding in how the various analgesics work, their effects – both good and bad, and exploring the role of the non-prescriber in having conversations around medication.
Delivered by a GP and (GP) and Jonathan Kenyon (Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner) with over 40 years of combined experience in managing pain in a community setting this unique combination provides practical tips and tricks to support day to day practice.
Course duration:
1-day
Course aims:
- A comprehensive review of the main groups of analgesics and where they have their effects within nociceptive pathways and beyond
- An overview of individual factors that influence medication effects including polypharmacy, multimorbidity and old age.
- Reviewing the evidence base on where and when medications are prescribed.
- Exploring the role of the non-prescriber supporting conversations with patients around the role of medication in pain management
Content
How analgesics work
- Review of nociceptive pathways interspersed with descriptions of how each
category of analgesic works - Description of other effects of medication throughout the body
- Overview of pharmacokinetics and individual variation in metabolism
Risks and benefits of medications
- Review of the evidence base
- The guidelines for prescribing analgesia
The role of the non-prescriber in advice around medication
- National guidance
- Consulting skills – case studies/small group work
- How to answer questions, addressing patients concerns and queries around medication
Resources/signposting
- When (and where) to refer for advice
- information for patients
Delegates will have access to a workbook that would include:
Summaries of the main medications used for managing pain with listing of indications/side effects etc
Case histories and sample questions
Resources reference and further CPD
Relevant national guidelines
Reading List/Bibliography
Signposting of online resources and further reading
“Perhaps the best virtual one-day course I have attended. Both speakers were engaging, knowledgeable and happy to interact with attendees. A really good refresher of pharmacokinetics and dynamics which helped to underpin the more practical aspects of managing pain with analgesia. This will definitely improve my discussions with patient about their analgesia.”
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Interested in this course? Get in touch!
If you’re considering making the worthwhile investment in your clinical team then do get in touch via email at: enquiries@drgileshazan.com or by using the contact form (right).
Courses can be delivered either in person or online and delegates are provided with comprehensive reference materials to support their further learning as well as the courses being mapped to the advanced practice and first contact pathways to practice.
“The course tutor – Dr Giles Hazan was excellent. His knowledge on the subject was remarkable and his delivery second to none. He managed to remain engaging (and humorous!) throughout the entire day. The course information book provided is detailed and very appreciated in order to refresh my learning on the information taught. Thank you”