Learn how your healthcare team ensures your safety and helps you meet your treatment goals in our final interview with an international expert on pain management.
This week is part three of our three-part interview series with Patrick Coyne, known worldwide for his expertise in pain management. The focus of this interview is the importance of appropriate and safe pain management.
Not being in pain is fundamental to having a good quality of life, and this is especially true at the end of life. Effective and compassionate management of pain may reduce complicated grief for loved ones witnessing the death. Successful pain management also has to navigate the barriers that have come into effect to deal with the opioid epidemic.
In this Episode:
- 01:45 – A Story Behind Katherine Hepburn’s Famous Brownies
- 09:54 – Interview: The Importance of Appropriate and Safe Pain Management
- 29:55 – Outro
What are the Considerations of Appropriate and Safe Pain Management?
In this episode we cover pain management team goals such as using medications as prescribed, managing side effects and ensuring no one else has access, especially with concerns about the opioid epidemic and potential theft.
Related Content on Pain:
- S2E26: What you need to know about pain, fatigue and skin at the last hours of living
- S4E26: Understanding How Breakthrough Cancer Pain is Managed
- S5E9: What are the Barriers to Pain Management at the End of Life?
- S5E10: How Being In Pain Hurts You More than You Think
Resources on Pain Management:
- Safe Opioid Use – MedlinePlus
- Managing your pain and other symptoms during a life-limiting illness
- Support for People with Cancer: Cancer Pain Control – National Cancer Institute (PDF Booklet)
- This booklet can apply to any type of chronic pain, with questions to ask a care team, pain diary, and lots of tips!
- Palliative Care Methods for Controlling Pain – Johns Hopkins
- The Importance of Cultural Competence in Pain and Palliative Care (Targeted to healthcare professionals)
Recipe of the Week: Katherine Hepburn’s Favorite Brownies
We tell the story of a interactions of a father and daughter who lived near Ms. Hepburn. The aged actress gave wise advice to the young lady, and to the father…don’t put too much flour in your brownies! She would know, as her brownies became well-known. You can revisit the whole story and get the recipe to make them for yourself here at PBS Food.
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Everyone Dies: and yes, it is normal!
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Mourning Jewelry
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