Pediatric Palliative Care Training Series - Module 6: Pediatric Palliative Care-Assessment and Management of Pain is available for 90 days after enrollment.

4 hours

The sixth in a series of ten pediatric palliative care modules, Pediatric Palliative Care-Assessment and Management of Pain will provide pediatric palliative care practitioners with state-of-the art information about how to best care for children. A review of the frequency, incidence and causes of pain and its impact upon children, their families and the clinicians caring for them is provided. The module discusses pain management principles and details strategies to enable clinicians to accurately assess and treat pain. Barriers to successful pain management and adverse reactions to treatment strategies are detailed, along with suggestions for how to mitigate them. Integrative therapies designed to assist in pain management are also provided.

Objectives:

• Identify the most appropriate pain assessment instrument based upon the age, developmental level and cognition of the child.
• Describe the mechanism of action of opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other adjuvant pharmacotherapy and their age-related physiological trends relevant to analgesic drug action.
• Recognize opioid-related adverse drug events such as pruritus, nausea, vomiting, and constipation and their treatment.
• Identify integrative therapies for pain and know how to suggest and implement age- appropriate techniques.
• Describe common barriers to effective pain control, and the impact of unrelieved suffering on children, their families and palliative care providers.

In order to complete this online course and obtain CE/CME credit, the participant must view the entire course, correctly answer all case studies and quiz questions and complete the evaluation.

You will have access to this course for 90 days from the date of purchase.

Subject Matter Experts: John Saroyan, with Columbia University and Kate Faulkner with Partners Hospice. Neither John Saroyan nor Kate Faulkner has financial relationships to disclose.

Course Release Date: 10/12/12

Course Expiration Date: 10/12/15

Counselor: NHPCO is recognized by the National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. for continuing education for national Certified Counselors. NHPCO adheres to NBCC continuing Education Guidelines. This education activity is approved for 1.5 hours determined by the content, and counselors are awarded continuing education credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurse:  NHPCO is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

NHPCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 contact hours. Nurses should claim only the contact hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Accredited status by ANCC refers only to continuing nursing education and does not imply endorsement of any commercial product discussed in conjunction with this activity.

Physician: The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NHPCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Worker: NHPCO is an approved provider of continuing education contact hours by the National Association of Social Workers (provider #886414158). This education activity is approved for 1.5 hours determined by the content, and social workers are awarded continuing education hours commensurate with the extent of their participation.

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