Akademie für Medizinische Berufe

The next advanced training course is expected to start in the first quarter of 2027.

Nursing care professionals with a professional license in accordance with Section 1 of the Nursing Care Professions Act. This includes

• Professional qualification as a nursing specialist
• Professional qualification as a healthcare and nursing professional
• Professional qualification as a geriatric nurse
• Professional qualification as a health and pediatric nurse.

Participants can:

• explain different types of pain.
• use multi-professional collaboration and assessment procedures effectively.
• differentiate between interventional procedures in pain management.
• apply drug and non-drug pain therapies.
• evaluate therapeutic measures and strengthen patient competence.
• convey pain-related educational content.
• understand the legal framework and relevance of counseling in the healthcare system.
• Recognize and overcome barriers in pain management.
• Understand audits and quality assurance in pain management.

Total scope: 128 teaching hours (88 hours in attendance, 40 hours in self-study)

The theoretical lessons are offered in block phases both in attendance and digitally via the ILIAS learning platform as self-study.

• The advanced training concludes with a colloquium consisting of a case study with written elaboration and oral presentation. This includes the presentation and discussion of the nursing care and treatment process of a patient with complex pain problems, taking into account nursing and interprofessional perspectives.
• Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate with the additional designation "Special Pain Care" from the German Pain Society e.V

• Participation is free of charge for employees of the hospital.
• The course fee for external participants is €1,420.
• For members of the German Pain Society e.V., the course fee is reduced to €1,350 on presentation of the membership certificate.

• The course comprises a total of 120 teaching units.
• You will receive 20 continuing education points as part of the registration of professional nursing care staff.