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.
Pain Management Course
Develop your understanding of effective pain management – how to assess acute, chronic and cancer‑related pain, and the key principles behind safe, evidence‑based treatment. Explore the physical, psychological and social dimensions of pain through interactive modules, case studies and animations designed to strengthen clinical confidence.
More than ten online learning modules
Engaging, interactive sessions designed for healthcare professionals involved in assessing and managing pain
Who is this Pain Management Course for?
- Hospital doctors
- Medical students
- Nurses
- Paramedics
- Clinical psychologists
- Primary care practitioners
- Any healthcare professional involved in caring for patients with acute, chronic or cancer‑related pain
What’s on this page?
Introduction to the Pain Management Course
This learning provides a comprehensive overview of how pain is recognised, assessed and managed across a wide range of clinical settings. It explores acute, chronic and cancer‑related pain, highlighting the physical, psychological and social factors that influence a patient’s experience and response to treatment. The programme also guides you through safe assessment methods, effective management strategies and the principles that underpin high‑quality pain care.
It includes focused modules that use case studies, animations and self‑assessment exercises to help you apply best practice in real clinical scenarios. With over ten structured modules and more than sixty sessions, the course is designed to strengthen confidence and deepen understanding of complex pain presentations.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the different types of pain and why accurate assessment is essential
- Identify key considerations when evaluating acute, chronic and cancer pain
- Outline the main steps involved in safe, effective pain management
- Recognise the roles and responsibilities of professionals involved in supporting patients with pain
- Explain how psychological and social factors influence pain and treatment outcomes
You can also:
- Use scenario‑based learning to prepare for real clinical encounters
- Apply effective communication techniques during sensitive pain‑related discussions
- Improve decision‑making when selecting safe and appropriate pain management strategies
Course features
- More than ten structured learning modules, each containing highly interactive sessions supported by case studies, animations and self‑assessment exercises
- Practical, clinically focused guidance to help you assess and manage acute, chronic and cancer‑related pain safely and confidently
- Engaging online content suitable for healthcare professionals across diverse roles, delivered through clear, accessible digital learning
Why choose eIntegrity?
Access clear, engaging pain‑management training created by leading clinical experts, helping healthcare professionals strengthen their approach to assessing and managing acute, chronic and cancer‑related pain.
Share a concise programme overview with colleagues across different clinical roles, enabling teams to quickly understand the breadth of pain‑related topics covered.
Maintain clarity around foundational principles in pain management while recognising how approaches may differ across diverse patient populations and care settings.
Course content overview
This programme‑level learning explores how pain affects patients physically, psychologically and socially, and what clinicians must consider at each stage of assessment and treatment. It guides you through the principles of safe pain evaluation, the management of acute, chronic and cancer pain, and the complexities of pain in special populations, including children and older adults.
The course also incorporates highly interactive sessions — including animations, real‑world case studies and self‑assessment exercises — designed to enhance clinical reasoning and help you respond confidently to a wide range of pain presentations.
Subject areas covered: You will explore acute pain, long‑term pain conditions, musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, cancer pain, the basic science of pain, and the psychological and social dimensions that influence treatment decisions. More than sixty sessions are grouped into over ten structured modules, supported by an e‑library of external resources for deeper study.
What’s included: You’ll work through a comprehensive set of online sessions, each designed to take around 30 minutes and supported by multimedia learning tools that bring clinical scenarios to life.
Who developed this course?
The e-Pain Management (e-PAIN) course was developed jointly by the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the British Pain Society, and elearning for healthcare. The program was created in collaboration with Health Education England to improve the knowledge and skills of NHS staff dealing with acute or chronic pain
Clinical Leads
Dr Douglas Justins
Our Pain Management Course modules
- Introduction to Pain Management
- Acute PainPain as a Long‑Term Condition
- Treatment and Therapies
- Pain Conditions Around the Body
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Pain in Children
- Pain in Older People
- Special Populations
- Cancer Pain
- Basic Science of Pain
Access 24/7
The Pain Management Course is delivered entirely online, giving you the freedom to learn at home, in the workplace or while on the move. Each session is short and focused, making it easy to build your knowledge without interrupting a busy clinical workload.
With more than ten structured modules and over sixty short sessions, you can dip in and out whenever you need to revisit a topic, deepen your understanding or refresh key principles in acute, chronic or cancer‑related pain. This flexibility makes the programme ideal for strengthening confidence in pain assessment and management even when time is limited.
After completing the course or individual modules, you can continue using the videos, case studies and self‑assessment exercises as part of your ongoing development. While the programme does not provide CPD accreditation, completion can still be recorded in your professional portfolio or used to support local training requirements.
People also ask
Who is the Pain Management Course designed for?
How long does each learning session take?
What types of learning materials are included?
Can I focus on the modules most relevant to my role?
Will I receive a certificate after completing the course?
Hello, my name is Douglas Justins and I’d like to welcome you to this section of the eIntegrity website containing details of the e-pain elearning programme.
This programme delivers a comprehensive introduction to the practice of pain management. The content has been developed by the faculty of pain medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society and delivers over 70 learning sessions, each of which has a duration of 20 to 30 minutes.
You can learn at your own pace and the programme includes formative assessments with feedback to test your understanding of the content as you progress through the course.
Do have a look at the information about e-pain that is available on the website, where you’ll also find details of how to register. We do hope that you will join the many 1000’s of other healthcare professionals who have already signed up.
FAQs
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Comparing the cost of Pain Management training
Traditional pain‑management training can be difficult to organise, especially when it relies on in‑person workshops, specialist shadowing or study leave that removes staff from clinical duties. With the Pain Management e‑learning course, you gain online access to more than sixty focused sessions across multiple modules for one straightforward subscription fee. This makes developing and refreshing your pain‑management knowledge far more predictable, flexible and cost‑effective than coordinating multiple face‑to‑face training days.
How to get started
Simply enrol through the eIntegrity platform to begin working through the modules at your own pace. Each session is short and self‑contained, allowing you to build confidence in pain assessment, treatment approaches and best‑practice management without disrupting your day‑to‑day workload. You can dip in and out whenever you need a refresher on a specific topic or want to deepen your understanding in a particular area of pain care.
Who is this programme suitable for?
This course is designed for healthcare professionals involved in supporting patients with acute, chronic or cancer‑related pain, including:
- Hospital doctors
- Medical students
- Nurses
- Paramedics
- Clinical psychologists
- Primary care practitioners
- Any practitioner working with patients experiencing pain
The programme supports anyone looking to enhance their understanding of pain management, strengthen confidence in their role and provide safe, effective, patient‑centred care across a wide range of clinical environments.
