Learn how to diagnose and manage pain effectively
e-Pain is designed to help healthcare professionals diagnose and safely manage pain. It is aimed at practitioners who are not pain specialists but who care for patients suffering from acute, chronic and cancer pain.
High-quality pain management training
This programme specifically enables you to:
- improve your recognition of unrelieved acute and chronic pain amongst patients
- provide appropriate assessment
- manage pain effectively
- ensure patient safety
Using the programme, you can explore the physical, psychological and social dimensions of pain. The content is packed with interactive elements, including case studies, animations and self-assessment exercises, to embed learning and understanding.
e-Pain has been developed in the UK by the Faculty of Pain Medicine, of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the British Pain Society and Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare.
This programme is a versatile resource and our learners include hospital doctors, medical students, nurses, paramedics, clinical psychologists and primary care practitioners.
Easy online access
You can access e-Pain via the Internet so you can study in the workplace, at home or on the move.
Watch the short course film
Course content
e-Pain features more than 60 e-learning sessions. Each session takes around 30 minutes to complete.
The sessions are clustered into learning modules, supported by external resources and an e-library of relevant articles.
Please note: e-Pain covers substantial aspects of pain management. The course is still evolving and further modules will be added periodically.
Introducing Pain Management
- Epidemiology and the Burden of Pain
- Definitions and Mechanisms of Pain
- History, Examination and Assessment of Pain
- Common Medications and Therapies for Pain
- Acute Pain Management
Acute Pain
- History, Organisation and Objectives of Acute Pain Teams
- History, Examination and Simple Uni-dimensional Tools
- Perioperative Management of Chronic Pain Patients, including those on Pre-existing Opioid Therapy
- Preventative versus Pre-emptive Analgesia
- Chronic Post-surgical Pain
- Step III: Administration Techniques, Bolus, PRN (as needed), Infusion
- Step III: Administration Techniques, Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- Step III: Administration Techniques – Oral, Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, Rectal, Sublingual and Inhaled
Pain as a Long-Term Condition
- Chronic Pain Management
- Predictors for Chronic Pain
- Biopsychosocial Model in Pain Management
Treatment and Therapies
- Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
- Paracetamol
- Opioids – Basic Principles
- Commonly Used Opioids
- Local Anaesthetics
- Multimodal Analgesia
- Assessing Treatment Effectiveness
- Antidepressants and Anticonvulsants
- Multidisciplinary Management of Chronic Pain
- Psychological Assessment and Approach to Treatment
- Interventional Procedures for Pain Relief
- TENS, Acupuncture and Alternative Treatments
Pain Conditions Around the Body
- Primary Headache
- Secondary Headache
- Facial pain - principles and management
- Pelvic Pain - Male and Female
- Visceral Pain
- Central and Widespread Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Neuropathic Pain
- Diagnosis and Evaluation of Neuropathic Pain
- Common Chronic Pain Conditions 1 Postherpetic Neuralgia, Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Pain in Children
- Pain in Children is Different
- Assessment of Children's Pain
- Acute Pain in Children
- Chronic Pain in Children
- Musculoskeletal Pain in Children
Pain in Older People
- Assessment of Pain in Older Adults
- Common Pain Conditions in Older People
- Medications and Older Adults
- Non-pharmacological Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain in Older People
Special Populations
- Pain and Analgesia in Pregnancy
- Sickle Cell Pain
- Drug Addiction, Dependency and Pain – Introduction
- Drug Addiction, Dependency and Pain – Management
- Assessment of Pain in Older Adults
- Common Pain Conditions in Older People
Cancer Pain
- Causes and Aetiology of Pain in Cancer
- Pharmacological Cancer Pain Management
- Non-Pharmacological Cancer Pain Management
- Pain in Cancer Survivors
Basic Science
- Anatomy of the Ascending Pain Pathway
- Innervation of the Trunk
- Physiology of Pain Transmission
- Modulation and Plasticity in the Nociceptive System
- Pain and the Peripheral Nervous System
- Pain and the Central Nervous System
- Nociceptive Pain
- Visceral Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Psychology Aspects of Acute Pain
- Imaging and Pain
For a full list of all the modules and sessions for our programmes, please go to: http://portal.eintegrity.org/catalogue
Free trial sessions
Assessing Treatment Effectiveness
Assessing Treatment Effectiveness – This session describes how to compare the effectiveness of different analgesics and explains why combinations of analgesics are usually the most effective.
Pain in Children is Different
This session describes the incidence, causes and effects of pain in infants, children and young people and the basic physiological mechanisms operating in both acute and chronic pain.
Testimonials
e-Pain is the perfect educational resource to help the whole multiprofessional team develop their knowledge in pain management, whether they are on the path to specialisation or want to develop their knowledge about pain, the most common concern our patients have.
Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, the Royal College of Anaesthetists
The e-Pain programme should deliver a step change in the quality, safety, efficacy and patient experience of care in the community and hospital setting.
The success of the award-winning e-learning suite, e-LA, e-ICM and e-Pain, is truly remarkable. These resources are now a cornerstone of lifelong learning for all professionals in anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine in the UK and increasingly around the world.
Developed by clinical experts in the UK, these interactive programmes deliver exceptionally high-quality training for anaesthesia, critical care and pain management specialists. This can only help to improve the quality and safety of patient care.
Certificates
On completion, you can download and print off a certificate that is endorsed by the relevant professional body.
Buy now
| Access | Cost |
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| Single-user access for 12 months |
£90* |
*excluding VAT where applicable
Currently, you can purchase e-Pain modules 1 to 4 and 6 to 9. To purchase a licence for these modules, please click on the Buy Now button below. The programme is still evolving and further modules will be added periodically.
Multiple or multi-year licences are available. Please contact us for details.
Buy individual modules (excluding VAT where applicable)
You can also buy modules individually. Click on the relevant link(s) below. You can purchase further modules at any time.
