Pain Assessment Courses and Certifications

Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us

52 ratings

Learn the anatomy and physiology behind heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, and pain, and practice measuring each vital sign accurately.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

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Bowen Assessment and Treatments: Lower Back Pain and Sciatica

Bowen Assessment & Treatments: Lower Back Pain & SciaticaCE Webinar Series with John Wilks MA RCST FRSAEarn 5 CE Hours | Lifetime Access to Recordings Course Overview Lower back pain and sciatica are among the most common complaints seen by manua…

• Niel Asher Education
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

OPENPediatrics

Understanding the Pain Behaviors of Nonverbal Children with Intellectual Disability by Jean Solodiuk

2 ratings

Learn to recognize and assess pain behaviors in nonverbal children with intellectual disability through individualized approaches and caregiver collaboration.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

OPENPediatrics

Pain and Sedation Assessment and Management

Learn to assess and manage pain, agitation, and sedation in critically ill children through medication and non-pharmacological comfort techniques.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents

Discover evidence-based approaches for assessing and treating chronic pain in pediatric patients through expert clinical guidance and practical strategies.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Clinical Reasoning and Assessment

    Clinical Reasoning and Assessment This (8-10 hour) self-paced online course is for therapists who wish to broaden their clinical reasoning and assessment skills and is presented by Paul Townley, one of the UK's leading teaching physiotherapists (Else…

• Niel Asher Education
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Surgery Grand Rounds - Bias in the Assessment and Treatment of Pain

Examines how bias and system factors produce unequal outcomes in the assessment and treatment of pain.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care

194 ratings at Coursera

Assess and manage pain in palliative care: identify pain types and barriers, weigh integrative therapies, and use non-opioid and opioid medications through a cervical cancer case.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Animal Welfare in the Clinic

47 ratings at Coursera

Learn to reduce stress for cats, dogs and rabbits in veterinary clinics: low stress handling, pain scoring, multimodal analgesia, and welfare-focused waiting rooms and recovery areas.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Palliative Care Capstone Projects

43 ratings at Coursera

Put palliative care skills into practice: guide conversations using the Nature of Suffering form, SNAP self-awareness, WILDA pain assessment, ESAS symptom assessment, and advance care planning.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

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Interactive 3D Clinical Skills: A Gamified Experience

36 ratings at Coursera

Practice core clinical skills through 3D simulations and case scenarios: taking vital signs, infection prevention and wound care, pain, nutrition and hydration assessment, and emergency response.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Comfort & Care: Pain, Nutrition, Hydration Assessments

Learn to assess hydration and nutritional status, identify and manage pain, and support patient comfort, dignity and independence through compassionate communication in care settings.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

ECHO-Chicago: Pain Management & Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults

Train clinicians to manage chronic pain and opioid use disorder in older adults through geriatric assessment, shared decision-making, and multimodal treatment.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

OPENPediatrics

Pediatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department

4 ratings

Practical guidance for assessing and treating children’s emergency-department pain, including pain-management kits, opioid decisions, and racial and ethnic disparities.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

OPENPediatrics

Palliative Pain and Symptom Management

Learn to assess and manage pain, opioid-use barriers, and non-pain symptoms in palliative care, including fatigue, dyspnea, nausea, and appetite loss.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video