Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care

Tips for Instructor: Regina Fink, PhD, APRN, AOCN, CHPN, FAAN is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine and College of Nursing, and nursing co-director for the Interprofessional Graduate Palliative Care Certificate and Master of Science in Palliative Care Programs. With 40 years of experience in oncology and pain clinical nurse specialist and research nurse scientist roles, she has mentored nurses and other professionals on evidence-based practice (EBP), quality improvement, and research projects. She is a national and international lecturer on pain, oncology, palliative care, and EBP, and has multiple peer-reviewed publications and books to her name. Her research grants include “Improving Pain Management in Nursing Homes,” “Improving Palliative Care Outcomes for Latinos with Advanced Cancer and Serious Life-Limiting Illness,” and “Improving Advance Care Planning in Colorado.” She has also conducted a palliative care needs assessment in rural Rocky Mountain hospitals, and replicated this work in 15 Middle Eastern countries. ([email protected])

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