The current understanding of the various biomedical modalities to treat musculoskeletal pain, including acute and chronic pain, nociceptive / inflammatory, neuropathic, and nociplastic mechanisms.
The aim of this paper is for students to gain a thorough working knowledge of the structure, function, pharmacology and evidence-based use of local anaesthetics; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents; primary and secondary analgesics; the pharmacological management of chronic regional and neuropathic pain; neuromodulation; and interventional pain diagnostics and therapy.
| Paper title | Biomedical Pain Management |
|---|---|
| Paper code | PAIN714 |
| Subject | Pain and Pain Management |
| EFTS | 0.1250 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,509.38 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- PAIN 711 or MSME 708
- Limited to
- MHealSc, PGCertHealSc, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPhty, MPhty
- Eligibility
Suitable for appropriately qualified health professionals.
- Contact
Administrator Client Services
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
Tel +64 3 378 6161
Email msmandpainstudies.uoc@otago.ac.nz- More information link
View more information on the Musculoskeletal and Pain Management Programmes website
- Teaching staff
Paper Convenor: Dr Lizi Edmonds
- Paper Structure
PAIN714 consists of eight modules, taught sequentially, using both online resources and online teaching sessions.
Topics and modules covered in this paper include:
- An introduction to biomedical pain management, including a consideration of outcomes
- Treatment of acute musculoskeletal pain and primary analgesics
- Opioid analgesics in acute and chronic pain
- Neuropathic and central sensitisation pain and its management with secondary analgesia
- The use of interventional pain diagnosis and treatments
- Neuromodulation and pain management
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is taught remotely.
Material is delivered electronically and is distance taught. There are eight fortnightly online teaching sessions delivered via Zoom Videoconferencing.
- Textbooks
- There is no required text. Some readings are provided and others can be accessed via online library resources.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Critical thinking,
Ethics, Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will have developed knowledge of
- The structure, function, pharmacology and evidence-based use of primary and secondary analgesics, opioid analgesics, and local anaesthetic preparations
- The pharmacological management of neuropathic pain and pain associated with central sensitisation
- The integration of pharmacological management with non-pharmacological and interdisciplinary pain management
- The use of neuromodulatory approaches for managing pain
- Interventional pain diagnosis and therapy
