Palliative Pain and Symptom Management

Explore a comprehensive lecture on palliative pain and symptom management delivered by Dr. Emma Jones for OPENPediatrics. Delve into the assessment and treatment of various symptoms experienced by palliative care patients, including pain, fatigue, dyspnea, nausea, and decreased appetite. Learn about pain assessment techniques, effective pain management strategies, and barriers to opioid use. Examine non-pain symptoms and their management, and apply knowledge through a practical case example. Benefit from this peer-reviewed, open-access content designed for healthcare clinicians worldwide, part of an interactive digital learning platform sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.

Introduction
Pain Assessment
Pain Management
Barriers to Opioid Use
Non-Pain Symptoms
Case Example