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PAIN5014: Cancer Pain
2024 unit information
This unit addresses the biopsychosocial assessment and management of pain associated with cancer. Recent advances in pain relief techniques including delivery systems for patient control of pain are reviewed, together with appropriate assessment and treatment approaches for psychological factors such as depression, grief and stress.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Discipline of Pain Medicine |
| Credit points | 6 |
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This unit is cased based and is best suited for experienced clinicians |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. describe the differences between cancer pain and other types of pain
- LO2. describe mechanisms and causes of cancer pain
- LO3. discuss barriers to effective cancer pain relief
- LO4. discuss the rationale and main algorithms behind treatment of cancer pain
- LO5. describe the main modes of therapy and their complications
- LO6. discuss the various clinical practice guidelines available for cancer pain.
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