Pain Control in Palliative Care

Key messages Palliative care PDF
Professor Rod MacLeod – Lessons learned
Pain in palliative care
Pain assessment in palliative care
Strategies for total pain management
Other symptoms
Syringe drivers in palliative care
Useful resources, Bibliography & References
Full colour PDF of the Palliative care POEM.
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Key messages

  • Adopt a systematic whole person approach to total pain assessment and management.
  • Administer regular analgesia in accordance with the WHO analgesic ladder.
  • Use appropriate adjuvant therapies as specifically indicated at any time during the illness.
  • Liaise with the Palliative Care team as soon as it becomes apparent that this will be advisable at some time during the illness.
  • Maintain involvement with the patient throughout their illness.
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