The pain puzzle: Recognition, assessment and treatment of pain in people living with dementia

By Dementia Training Australia

Access on dta.com.au

Increase your understanding of pain assessment and management for people with dementia living in a residential environment.

Domains:
Physical Wellbeing

Location:
nationally

Cost:
fully-subsidised

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) :
2 hours

After completing this course, staff should be able to:

Describe the importance of optimal pain management in people living with dementia.
Describe how to recognise pain in the absence of verbal communication.
Undertake a comprehensive assessment of pain and describe the role of pain assessment tools.
Describe how assessment information informs an individualised treatment plan.
Describe the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to pain assessment and management in residential aged care.
Understand the importance of ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of the treatment plan.

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