Table 1 Curriculum for TEAM Pain AD teleECHO clinics

1

Managing challenges of routes of administration in pain management for people with advanced dementia (inc. managing non-compliance)

2

Non-pharmacological aspects of pain management in advanced dementia (inc. working with families, managing BPSD and distress)

3

Pain assessment in advanced dementia (inc. diagnosing pain, integrating pain assessment tools into clinical practice, clinical utility, limitations and practicality of assessment tools)

4

Pharmacology in advanced dementia (inc. polypharmacy, drugs to avoid, identifying and managing side and adverse effects)

5

Differentiating the behavioural indicators of pain from anxiety, agitation and other non-pain related behaviours in dementia