900 Min
In Clinical
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This CPD module is about current thinking on managing pain in palliative care. It will consider the treatment options for acute and chronic pain.
Goal
To provide an overview of how pain is managed in palliative care and the role that different drugs can play.
Objectives
After reading this module, pharmacy technicians should:
- Understand how effective analgesia can be provided to patients
- Be familiar with the drugs used in palliative care pain management.
Contributing authors:
Dr Gazala Akram, lecturer and specialist psychiatric pharmacist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, and Gill Harrington, Macmillan palliative care community pharmacist.
About this module
This CPD module is designed for community pharmacy technicians to use as part of their continuing professional development. Reflection exercises have been included to help start you off in the CPD learning cycle.
Record your learning and how you applied it in your practice using the action and evaluation record at the end of this module, which will then be stored in your personal learning log. You must be registered on the website to do this.
Continuing professional development (CPD) is a statutory requirement for pharmacy technicians. Completion of this module will contribute to the nine pieces of CPD that must be recorded a year, as stipulated by the GPhC.
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Click here to download a PDF of the module as it appeared in print. You can still use your online learning log to record your learning outcomes and impact on your practice.
