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Pain Management and Symptom Control Services

Help clinical managers build reliable pain and symptom control services across wards, outpatient and community care. Participants explore pain assessment, opioid stewardship, non drug approaches and access challenges that shape symptom control in African settings. The course improves comfort and dignity while keeping controlled medicines safe and accountable.

What you will be able to do

  • Standardise pain assessment across clinical settings.
  • Design pain management pathways for acute and chronic pain.
  • Apply safe and accountable opioid stewardship practices.
  • Incorporate non drug approaches to symptom relief.
  • Address access and supply challenges for pain medicines.
  • Monitor pain control quality and patient experience.

Course outline

  1. 01Pain Assessment and Scales
  2. 02Acute and Chronic Pain Pathways
  3. 03Opioid Stewardship and Safety
  4. 04Non Drug Symptom Relief
  5. 05Medicine Access and Supply
  6. 06Symptom Control in Community Care
  7. 07Quality and Patient Experience Monitoring

Who should attend

This course suits clinical managers, pain and palliative nurses, pharmacists and quality officers responsible for symptom control services.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026Pretoria2R10,000
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Cape Town2R10,000
14 to 15 Sep 2026Online2US$900
21 to 22 Sep 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Cairo2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000
9 to 10 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
23 to 24 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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