PSA manages pain
July 8, 2010
THE Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia has launched a new
Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) kit
on pain management.
Designed for use by pharmacists
the kit covers the best practice in
identifying and treating pain, with a
particular focus on the risks and
benefits of common analgesics.
The kit also looks at over OTC,
prescription and complementary
medicines pain medications, and
investigates various nonpharmacological
treatments as part
of a multidisciplinary
approach to pain management.
Two ready-made sets of slides
based on the Essential CPE:
Persistent pain module are also
included in the kit, allowing
pharmacists prepare and deliver
presentations to nursing
staff or to community groups.
Pharmacists can earn up to 22
CPD points with the kit, which also
includes comprehensive facilitator
guides, handouts for presentation
participants, relevant Self Care
leaflets, a copy of Essential CPE:
Persistent Pain and a sample pain
management diary.
The QUM kit on pain
management can be ordered now
from the PSA bookshop free of
charge for members (plus freight
and handling fee of $12.00, limit of
one free kit per member) or at $67
for non members.
For more information see
www.psa.org.au/books.
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