Approach to Pain Relief for Surgical Patients
A four module Flexi CPD course with Liza Ebeck
Module 1
An Overview of Pain
- What is pain?
- Why is analgesia important?
- The pain pathway
- Acute and chronic pain
- Nursing considerations
Module 2
Systemic Analgesia
- Drug choices - NSAIDs, opioids, paracetamol, local anaesthetics, alpha 2 agonists, NMDA antagonists
- Multi-modal analgesia plans
- Constant rate infusions
- Effects of analgesia on anaesthesia
Module 3
Local Analgesia
- Local anaesthetic agents
- Local blocks
- Epidurals
- Assessment of pain responses
Module 4
Clinical Cases
- Analgesia considerations in common surgeries:
- Neutering
- Dentistry
- Foreign body removal / exploratory laparotomy
- GDV
- Caesarean section
- Enucleation
- Forelimb and hindlimb surgery
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