Therapeutic Area Training - Pain

Seminar overview

“Pain is what the patient says it is”. This seminar provides an overview of the patho-physiology of pain and how it is managed.

Who should attend?

The seminar is aimed at Project Managers, Clinical Leads, Research Associates, and Data Managers who are responsible for the management and delivery of clinical trials, who would appreciate a broad view of the neurological pathways of pain, pain control and the effects pain has on the patient and society

Content

• What is pain?
• The patho-physiology of pain
• Drugs used to alleviate pain.
• The analgesic ladder
• Are drugs the only answer?
• The effect of pain on the patient
• What is the cost to society?

By the end of this seminar you will:

• Have gained a broad understanding of pain and pain pathways
• Have gained a broad understanding of how pain is treated
• Understand how the analgesic pain ladder works
• Understand the impact pain has on patients activity of daily living
• Appreciate the impact pain has on society

Course format

This is a webinar seminar of 1½ hours duration. Participation is actively encouraged and questions welcomed.

If you have specific questions please feel free to email them before the seminar so that they may be presented during the webinar or included as part of the discussion.

Facilitator

Jane Depledge has worked for over 25 years in the health service in a variety of roles such as Clinical Research Nurse working directly with cancer patients. This allows Jane to use real life anecdotes to convey the patient’s experience of the disease and treatments. Jane also has many years facilitating oncology training for those working on a variety of cancer clinical trials. Contact email: janedepledge@hotmail.com

This course will be held as a 'webinar' from 12:00 - 13:30 on Tuesday 12th October 2010.

Webinar participation is £300 plus VAT per location. There is no limit to the number of delegates participating from one location. However, all delegates must be in the same room and be sharing one telephone line to dial in. Proceeding to book a place on this course you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.

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