Pharmacological Interventions for Palliative Care Symptoms
Each video looks at the pharmacological intervention specific to each symptom from an Advance Practice Pharmacist; palliative care and pain management specialist point of view. It recognises the importance of non-pharmacological interventions either prior and/or in addition to medications.
Why this course?
Learning Objectives:
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Identify the most common palliative care symptoms.
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Determine the appropriate pharmacological intervention required to manage each symptom.
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Demonstrate a palliative approach through prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of the most common palliative care symptoms.
Topics:
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Medications at the end of life.
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Pain in palliative care.
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Nausea and vomiting in palliative care.
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Dyspnoea in palliative care.
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Delirium in palliative care.
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Constipation in palliative care.