HSE multidisciplinary pain EDUCATION

COURSE

THREE DAY PROGRAMme

14TH, 15TH AND 16TH jUNE, 2012

09.00- 16.00

Dublin:

Conference Centre in Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital

Who can apply:

Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychologists and Registered Nurses who work in the speciality area of Pain services in the Republic of Ireland.

Course Presenters:

Kevin Vowles(Consultant Clinical Psychologist). Gail Sowden(consultant Physiotherapist)Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Pain Assessment & Community Treatment Service in The Haywood Hospital, UK. Julie Ashworth, (Consultant in Pain Medicine), will attend on Saturday 16th June 2012.

Learning Objectives

The aim of the workshops is for participants to improve their knowledge of;

  • Pain Terminology
  • Models of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & the Biopsychosocial Approach
  • Clinical Interviewing (emphasizing multidimensional aspects of pain & CBT)
  • Assessment tools, pain rating scalesand outcome measures for pain
  • The process of selecting clients suitable for intervention/ pain formulations & interdisciplinary liaison
  • How to deliver pain management interventions (individual/group/ patient & family education)
  • International best practice guidelines/evidence-based practice/emerging therapiesrelevant to pain
  • Team work and group process
  • Awareness of Ethical Issues in multidisciplinary pain management & research

Prerequisites for the workshop

A standard of knowledge and expertise in the management of pain is expected in participants applying to attend the workshop. Participants should have basic knowledge and experience in the areas outlined below before attending this training;

  1. Understand the current theories of the anatomical, physiological, and psychological basis of pain and pain relief and conceptualise pain from a bio- psychosocial model.
  2. Understand pain physiology and be able to recognise the differences between acute and chronic pain and their implications for assessment and management of pain. Be able to define pain as a multidimensional experience.
  3. Be aware of the epidemiology of pain as a health concern.
  4. Be familiar with the roles and responsibilities of other health care professionals in the area of pain management and the merits of interdisciplinary collaboration.
  5. Be familiar with the reliability, validity, benefits, and limitations of self-report, behavioural, physiological and psychological measures to assess and measure pain, pain experience, and impact of pain on everyday life.
  6. Be able to assess the pain experience and resulting therapeutic needs for an individual according to a nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy or psychology framework.
  7. Use a person-centred perspective to formulate collaborative intervention strategies consistent with a nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy or psychology perspective.
  8. Understand the prevention of pain problems in the home and workplace within a framework of health promotion and illness prevention.
  9. Recognise how age, gender, family, culture, spirituality, and the environment contribute to the pain experience and must be considered in assessment and management of pain
  10. Adopt a critical appraisal perspective toward the use of assessment and intervention strategies and outcome measures and be able to describe current best practice in chronic pain management.

Pre Course Preparation

All participants are advised to engage in Pre-Course reading before the workshop and are guided towards the following references:

Books

Core Curriculum for Professional Education in Pain (3rd edition) Task Force on Professional Education. Editor Edmond Charlton (IASP pub)

Psychological Approaches to Pain Management: An Interdisciplinary Approach (3rd Edition) Editors: Gatchel & Turk

Websites & professional associations

Refer to Pain Education Special Interest Groups

- The International Association for the Study of Pain

-The British Pain Society

How to Apply:

Complete the attached application form and forward to AOTI offices as outlined below.Team applications are encouraged and those who apply to attend the training with their colleagues will be prioritised. All those who wish to apply to attend the training are required to complete individual applications, even if their colleagues have applied to attend.

All applicants:

Please print and post your completed forms to the AOTI office at the following address:

AOTI

For ATTN.: Margot Barry

Suite 2.20

Smithfield Business Centre

The DistillersBuilding

Smithfield

Dublin 7

NB email applications will not be accepted or considered

Deadline for receipt of applications:

25th May 2012 (noon: 12h00)

Application FormHSE multidisciplinary pain EDUCATION

COURSE

Part 1

Name
Profession
Work Address
Work email
Private email (for pre reading if required)
Mobile Number
If colleagues working with you in your local pain service have also applied to attend this training please provide their names and profession. (Each person should complete an individual application form) / ______
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Special Dietary Requirements (e.g.; gluten free, vegetarian)

Part 2

a)Please describe your current involvement in providing pain services including length of time working in the service

b)Please describe the pain service you currently work in. List professions involved in the pain team and the type of services provided.

c)What would you hope to achieve by attending these workshops?

Please post this application form as outlined above. Email applications will not be accepted. Deadline for receipt of applications: 25.05.2012, 12 (noon).