University of Colorado Boulder - Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care
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Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care at Coursera Overview
Duration | 15 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 2 of 5 in the Palliative Care: It's Not Just Hospice Anymore Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 15 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care at Coursera Course details
- In this course, you will be able to develop a systems view for assessing and managing pain in the palliative care setting. By the end of the course, you will be able to: 1) Describe the pain problem in the palliative care setting; 2) Assess a person?s pain, 3) Explain the benefits of integrative therapies and pharmacologic strategies to manage pain.
Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care at Coursera Curriculum
Pain
Introduction to Pain
What is Pain?
How is Pain Transmitted
Barriers to Pain Control
Pain Assessment Basics
Other Things to Know About Pain
A Conversation Between Francis, Mildred, and Harri
Assessing Pain in the Nonverbal or Cognitively Impaired
About Us: Palliative Care Specialization Team at CU Anschutz
Introduction to Pain Information
What is Pain?
How Pain is Transmitted
Barriers to Pain Control
Pain Assessment Basics
Francis and Mildred Case Story and Story and Case Study: Background
How Do You Know a Person Has Pain If They Can't Tell You?
Pain Assessment
Non-Pharmacological pain treatment
Many Dimensions of Pain
Integrative Therapies
Traditional Body-based Therapies
Nontraditional Body-based Therapies
Mind Body Therapies
Topical Therapies
Many Dimensions of Pain
Integrative Therapies
Traditional Body-based Therapies
Nontraditional Body-based Therapies
Mind Body Therapies
Topical Therapies
Non-Pharmacological Pain Treatment Assessment
Medication Management (including over the counter and non-opioid medicines)
Non-Opioid Medication Management
What Non-Opioids to Use and When? Part 1
What Non-Opioids to Use and When? Part 2
Common Side Effects
Easing Pain with Non-Opioid
What Non-Opioid to Use and When?
Common Side Effects
Medication Management Assessment
Opioids, safety, and addiction
Easing Pain with Opioids
Opioids in Pill and IV Form
Changing From One Opioid to Another - Part 1
Changing From One Opioid to Another - Part 2
Addiction, Pseudo-Addiction, Physical Dependence, and Tolerance
Easing Pain with Opioids
Opioids in Pill and IV Form
Changing From One Opioid to Another
Addiction, Pseudo-Addiction, Physical Dependence, and Tolerance
Opioid Safety and Addiction Assessment
Easing Pain: Assessment
Easing Pain Assessment Introduction
Easing Pain Assessment
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