Department of pain management

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Aim: To gain knowledge and experience of the services provided by the chronic pain team.

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This is an introduction to the Pain Management Department, based at Chesterfield Royal hospital. 

We are part of the Critical Care Directorate.

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Learning outcomes

 

During the placement the student will be able to:

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-Relate patients' chronic pain experiences to individual plans of evidence- based care.

-Identify the link between chronic pain and poor mental health.

-Identify the different groups of medications, their use in chronic pain, doses, contra-indications and common side effects. 

-Become familiar with different types of chronic pain and their treatment options. 

-Learn about types of injections that can be done to block pain. 

-Understand the roles of the multi-professional team within pain management. 

-Identify an area of their practice where they could improve pain management and develop an action plan.