{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to make managing your patient's pain less painful! ","description":"The AEME gang sit down to discuss the recently updated British Geriatric Society guidelines on the assessment of pain in the older patient. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Discussion topics: 1. Do we assess pain in the older patient well? If not, why not?! 2. What are the barriers to eliciting a good pain history? 3. What analgesics should you start and how? 4. Are there any non-pharmacological options for pain relief out there? &amp;nbsp; Our CotEcast Commandments:&amp;nbsp; 1. Do not think pain is part of the normal ageing process 2. Remember to ask about pain&amp;nbsp; 3. Start low and go slow&amp;nbsp; 4. Remember to regularly reassess response and side effects of analgesia&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; References, Links and Resources: The Assessment of Pain in Older people: UK National Guidelines; Pat Schofield, Age and Ageing, Volume 47, Issue supp_1, 1 March 2018 &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/ageing\/afx192 &amp;nbsp;     Guidance on the management of pain in older people;&amp;nbsp;Age and Ageing 2013; 42: i1\u2013i57.&amp;nbsp;doi: 10.1093\/ageing\/afs200 &amp;nbsp;      http:\/\/www.bgs.org.uk\/pdfs\/pain\/age_ageing_pain_supplement.pdf &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"CotEcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.aeme.org.uk","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6768487\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/21907454"}