SGE011
Authors
Dr. Christina Shenvi
Course Description
Pain in older adults presents a clinical challenge due to communication barriers, comorbidities, and increased medication sensitivity. This session reviews safer opioid selection, high-risk medication combinations, and thoughtful discharge planning. Learners will gain a framework to assess, treat, and reassess pain using a multimodal, geriatric-informed approach.
Learning Objectives
- Tailor pain management strategies to account for age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and renal function.
- Identify and avoid high-risk drug combinations, with particular attention to drug-drug, drug-disease, and drug-patient interactions.
- Apply a multimodal, patient-centered approach to pain management, including non-pharmacologic treatments and adjunctive therapies.
Run Time: ~20 minutes
Target Audience: Emergency Department Clinical Staff
SAGE Program
These courses were developed for the Syllabus for Advancing Geriatric EM Education (SAGE). They’re designed to help medical residents better understand how to manage geriatric patients in the ED.