Approach to Managing Acute Pain

EDGE24 Emergency Medicine

Please note there is a new version of this module.

Your EDGE24 modules will count toward your EDGE26 certificate !

There is no requirement to complete any of the EDGE modules a second time. For EDGE24 modules you are not yet enrolled in, you are directed to enrol in the equivalent EDGE26 module and continue your path through the EDGE course. At the completion of all 24 modules you will be able to request an EDGE26 Course Certificate (36 CPD Hours).

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EDGE24 Module 20 : Acute Pain Management

Latest Course Update: January 2024

Although the relief of acute pain is the most common reason that patients seek emergency care, research studies have documented that acute pain is frequently poorly managed in the ED setting. There is often a complete failure to provide any form of analgesia in a timely manner and even when analgesia is provided it is often ineffective due to either poor drug selection, inappropriate route of administration or inadequate dosing.

This module draws on our current understanding of the pathophysiology of pain and takes a clinical approach that focuses on the assessment of acute pain and explores strategies for managing pain, selection of agents and principles for continuing pain management.