Harvard-Reynolds Geriatric Virtual Patient Modules - Pain Management Strategies in the Elderly
Harvard Medical School
CME credits availableAttachments
http://mycourses.med.harvard.edu/public/Virtual patient (VP) modules on selected geriatric medicine topic of Pain Management Strategies in the Elderly
PAIN MANAGEMENT: 1. The learner will use multi-modal pain control whenever possible to treat post-operative pain. 2. The learner will be able to pick appropriate initial acute pain management regimen in older adults. 3. The learner will be able to use an opiate equianalgesic table to calculate dosing of opiates and make appropriate changes from one opiate to another. 4. The learner will be able to list pain medications that are considered inappropriate for use in the elderly.
To access the modules, follow the following instructions: Go to: http://mycourses.med.harvard.edu/public Click on view course list Choose the following: CME-GERI1 (Pain Management Strategies in the Elderly * Real Player application required to play videos. Free Real Player can be downloaded here: http://realplayer.com/