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Acute Pain Management Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residency Programs
Author(s) -
Motov Sergey M.,
Marshall John P.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01069.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pain , curriculum , pain management , emergency department , emergency physician , class (philosophy) , medical emergency , physical therapy , nursing , anesthesia , artificial intelligence , computer science , psychology , pedagogy
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18:S87–S91 © 2011 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Pain is the most common reason people visit emergency departments (EDs); this implies that emergency physicians (EPs) should be experts in managing acute painful conditions. The current trend in the literature, however, demonstrates that EPs possess inadequate knowledge and lack formal training in acute pain management. The purpose of this article is to create a formal educational curriculum that would assist emergency medicine (EM) residents in proper assessment and treatment of acute pain, as well as in providing a solid theoretical and practical knowledge base for managing acute pain in the ED. The authors propose a series of lectures, case‐oriented study groups, practical small group sessions, and class‐specific didactics with the goal of enhancing the theoretical and practical knowledge of acute pain management in the ED.