Clinical Evaluation, Assessment and Reasoning for Pain

(Module 3 of the Certificate in Pain Management)

22 CPD + 1 Ethics (applied for)

Overview:

The 2-day course aims to enable healthcare professionals to approach acute or chronic pain conditions in a systematic and effective way to design an appropriate, comprehensive assessment, use and select evidence-based assessment techniques and strategies to generate a mechanism-based hypothesis and inform effective treatment planning. Participants will be introduced to clinical reasoning considerations related to assessment, a variety of assessment frameworks, self-report questionnaires and assessment techniques.

By the end of this module participants will be able to reliably demonstrate:

An understanding of the range of assessment tools and techniques available and necessary to perform a comprehensive assessment of a person with pain.
Will be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills of the clinical reasoning required to select and administer appropriate assessment tools.
An understanding of the ethical considerations involved in the assessment of a person with pain.
Will be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills to use assessment findings to negotiate and agree a treatment plan.