Welcome
Table of Contents
Introduction
Learning Objectives
What is Pain?
Defining Pain
Prevalence of Cancer Pain
Pain Prevalence in Advanced Illness
Consequences of Uncontrolled Pain
Total Pain
Pain in Advanced Illnesses
Check Your Understanding
Barriers to Effective Pain Management
Pain Classification
Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain
Check Your Understanding
Pain Assessment
Principles of Pain Assessment
Taking a Pain History
Assessing Nociceptive Pain
Assessing Neuropathic Pain
Check Your Understanding
Unidimensional Pain Assessment Tools
Multidimensional Pain Assessment Tools
Check Your Understanding
Assessment of Patients who are Cognitively Impaired
The PAINAD Assessment Tool
Observing Pain Behaviours
Clinical Scenario
Introduction to Pain Management
Pain Management Treatment Spectrum
Opioid and Non-opioid Analgesics
The WHO Analgesic Ladder
The WHO Ladder: Considerations for Renal Disease
Treating Nociceptive vs. Neuropathic Pain
Clinical Scenario
The Structured Approach to Pain Management
Pain Assessment and Management Guidelines
Patient Education around Opioids & Addiction
Check Your Understanding
Case Study: Hector González
Pain Assessment Video Demonstration
Video Demonstration Reflection
Create Your Action Plan
Summary
Abbreviations
References