If you attended the live symposium, you are not eligible to receive continuing pharmaceutical education credit through this program. Normal certificate processing takes up to two weeks after successful completion of the program test. Target Audience Pain, a common problem among the older person, is often associated with decreased mobility, increased reliance on caregivers, increased functional impairment, and increased healthcare costs.
Older persons suffer important pain problems that are often overlooked or under treated.
This course will provide exposure to state of the art principles in pain management for older persons. Identify appropriate communication, presentation of symptoms and evaluation of pain in the senior care patient. Institute appropriate drug and non-drug management strategies. Provide family and caregiver pain education and support. Examine the ethical and treatment decisions encountered in primary care and geriatric settings related to pain management.