Day 1- Understanding the principles of Pain Management in palliative care
| Title | Speaker |
| Pain Assessment | Noreen Holland |
| The WHO analgesic ladder and the management of pain using opioids.
– 1. How to escalate opioid doses 2. Opioid induced side effect management 3. Management of opioid toxicity 4. Opioid rotation |
Dr Norma O Leary |
| Understanding the Pathways of Pain integrating the ‘why’ of the assessment and ‘how’ the analgesic works | Stephanie Doyle |
Discussions and questions on the above topics to follow
