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WONCA APR Conference 2019 » Workshop
[WS2-15] Practical opioids management in palliative primary care setting from walking in till the last day of life: interactive case study
Thu. May 16, 2019 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Room 4 (2F Room B-2)
Organizer: Rojanasak Thongkhamcharoen(Maesot General Hospital, Thailand)
Facilitator: Supattra Srivanichakorn(President of General practionners/Family phisicians Association of Thailand, Thailand)
Speaker: Rojanasak Thongkhamcharoen(Maesot General Hospital, Thailand), Patama Gomutbutra(Palliative care unit. Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,Chiang Mai university, Thailand), Attakorn Raksasataya(Karunruk Palliative Care Center, SV building Fl.18, Srinakarind hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand)
Palliative care intends to improve the quality of life for life limiting illness patients and family. The evidence is growing that an early palliative care approach would benefit people. Family practitioners (FPs) provide care of people along their entire family life cycle. They have more chances to encounter palliative care patients. This implies that much of the care would not be met by ‘specialist’ palliative care but by other generalist healthcare providers. Opioids are the most essential drugs in pain and symptom management in palliative care. Consequently, opioids management are crucial skills that generalist need to develop.
Workshop will provide participants to confidently prescribe opioids in ambulatory care and home care settings through an interesting case , series of minilecture and interactive group discussion. Selecting appropriate opioids for individual patients, managing opioid drug therapy, opioid rotation and continuous subcutaneous syringe driver infusion (CSSI) for last hour of life management at home setting are provided in this workshop.
Limitation: The workshop will provide Thai context-based palliative care management, the practical mangement of opioids in primary care depend on national policy, opioids availabilty and opioids regulation in each country.