Learn

Managing pain in the elderly patient is complex and complicated. The presence of multiple co-morbidities and aging physical, cognitive decline also increases the complexity of pain management.

Join Dr Charles Chou, Pain Specialist, to develop a safe and therapeutic approach to managing these patients in the community.

Details

Learning Outcome:

1. Review the incidence and prevalence of pain in the elderly population
2. Review the most common types of pain, highlighting barriers to effective pain management
3. Discuss individualised pain management, using varied pharmacological agents and how to implement this in practice 
4. Review interventional pain management treatment options and which patient is best suited to them.

Disclaimer: Please note, once you click 'Register now' you will be leaving the AMA’s CPD Home website and entering a third-party education provider’s website. If you choose to register for this learning, you will need to provide some of your personal information directly to the third-party education provider. If you have any queries about how third-party education providers use, disclose or store your personal information you should consult their privacy policy.

Upon completion, your CPD activity record may take up to 4 weeks to be reflected on your CPD Home Dashboard.