Management of Chronic Pain and Deprescribing for GPs & AHPs

Introduction

NICE guidance on the management of chronic pain and on deprescribing drugs of dependency have brought the issues of both pain and prescription painkiller dependency to the fore. The PCN prescribing incentive scheme also makes it clear that the expectation is that the vast majority of these drugs are tapered off where appropriate.

This session is designed for GPs, AHPs, and prescribers, focusing on the practical ‘how to’ of supporting patients with chronic pain management and safe deprescribing (recognising that these conversations are often challenging).

Aims

To support clinicians in addressing the challenges of managing chronic pain while safely reducing long-term reliance on prescription painkillers.

Objectives

• Understand the scale of the problem and the potential adverse effects of long term opioid therapy.
• Learn tips to help improve your practice systems (including system template guidance)
• Understand how to move your patients way from medical dependency to a more self reliant method

Content

• The Scale of the Problem
• Adverse Effects of Long-Term Opioid Therapy
• Management of Chronic Pain
• Guidance on Deprescribing
• Support Systems & Resources
• Practical Considerations
• Case Studies

Previous Delegate Feedback

“The resources were excellent. I now feel I can enter these conversations armed with something useful for the patient to take home afterwards and start the next bit of the conversation and process”