Authors (including presenting author) :
Or Yin Ling Debriel (1), Tsui Pui Yee (2), Chen Phoon Ping (1)
Affiliation :
Department of Anaesthesiology and Operating Theatre, North District Hospital & Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
Department of Anaesthesia, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Introduction :
Pain is common and knowledge deficit is one of the barriers to effective pain management. The HA Pain Management Service Committee has adopted Essential Pain Management (EPM) workshop, endorsed by the WFSA and IASP, to teach frontline healthcare staffs a simple RAT (Recognise, Assess and Treat) framework of pain management. Since 2017, over 1700 frontline staffs have completed EPM and the demand for pain training continues to increase. However, EPM workshops were limited by class size and COVID related restriction. An online version of EPM (e-Module) was developed with interactive slides, short videos and self-assessment quiz. The e-Module was launched at HA e-Learning Centre in August 2020.
Objectives :
To evaluate participants’ learning experience and satisfaction with EPM e-Module.
Methodology :
1414 medical, nursing and allied health staffs completed EPM e-Module from August 2020 to November 2021. 1265 (89.4%) completed the questionnaire. Over 99% of the participants were satisfied with the e-Module and agreed that it was useful and relevant to their work. 99.4% participants agreed that e-Module was an effective way to help them to learn about pain management. Individual feed-backs requested for more teaching in pain treatment. 1240 (87.7%) participants completed the self-assessment quiz. 98-99% answered correctly on questions about pain definition and assessment methods. 95-96% answered correctly on pharmacological treatment questions, including treatment options, the importance of non-pharmacological treatment and risk of opioid addiction.
Result & Outcome :
EPM e-Module is a satisfactory and easily accessible interactive way to introduce pain management knowledge to frontline staffs, as evidenced by the high satisfaction rate and correct answers in self-assessment quiz. The high attendance rate within one more year also reflected the high demand for pain education. However, e-Module is also limited by the lacking interactive case-based discussions, which is a highly rated feature in EPM workshops. Although it is difficult to compare the effectiveness of e-Module vs EPM workshop due to lacking standardized outcome measure, e- Module offers a quick start in pain management and motivates our participants for future workshops and learning to cover pain treatment.
