Course overview
The aim of this course is to develop an understanding of pain and introduce the principles of pain management within a multidisciplinary framework.
Course learning outcomes
- Describe the biological and psychological factors that contribute to a pain experience.
- Describe the roles of the nociceptive, endocrine, immune, motor, autonomic nervous systems in the experience of pain.
- Apply principles from the basic sciences to clinical examples using biopsychosocial models of engagement.
- Identify the psychosocial factors that increase the risk of pain-related disability.
- Formulate a collaborative multidisciplinary pain management program.
- Explain pain to a layperson using jargon-free language.