Introduction to Pain Management
PAIN5001
To introduce participants to the problem of pain within a multidisciplinary team framework and the extent of the problem in the community. The unit provides an overview of historical and philosophical models of pain and its management methods over time. Current classifications of pain are examined and the interrelationship between various paradigms of health and illness are outlined. Participants also begin to consider the principles of research design and biostatistics, and explore professional and ethical issues.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1, 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: PAIN5001
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No
Our courses that offer this unit of study
- Master of Medicine (Pain Management)
- Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management)
- Master of Medicine (Paediatric Medicine)
- Graduate Diploma in Paediatric Medicine
- Graduate Diploma in Pain Management
- Graduate Certificate in Pain Management
- Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Medicine
- Master of Physiotherapy