Pain Management

Overview

Pain management is a fundamental component of many healthcare services, with poorly managed acute pain a significant predictor for the development of chronic pain, resulting in health practitioners playing an essential role in reducing the progression of pain into chronicity.

Programme Overview  

This Pain Management course at La Trobe University comprehensively covers the key components of pain management for optimal patient outcomes. 

The course is designed to improve the skills and knowledge of:

• novice practitioners in the fundamentals of pain management;

• advanced practitioners seeking to consolidate their practice;

• experienced practitioners seeking to understand the evidence-base underpinning their practice.

You’ll learn:

• pain assessment and pain history;

• effective pain management strategies, clinical limitations and considerations for these strategies;

• pain management for better patient outcomes;

• the impact of poorly managed acute pain on the development of chronic pain.