Pain Management Consultancy
By Dementia Training Australia
- Enhanced Practice
- 5 weeks
- Blended: Online Course and Virtual Classroom
The overarching aim of this program is to increase understanding of pain assessment and management for people with dementia living in a residential environment. The Pain Management Consultancy consists of: • Recognising and acting on pain in people living with dementia – 3 hour online course for Direct Care Workers • The Pain Puzzle: Recognition, assessment and treatment of pain in people living with dementia – 2 hour online course for Nursing Staff, except those involved in the consultancy • Pain Management Consultancy group via virtual classroom – designated nursing and allied health staff - see opposite for requirements • Written report by consultancy lead
Domains:
Physical Wellbeing
Location:
nationally
Cost:
partly-subsidised
Learning Outcomes
The objectives are to:
- Provide participants with an understanding of the importance of identifying and responding to pain in people with dementia.
- Provide participants with an understanding of the workplace attributes necessary to support optimal pain recognition and management.
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