Overview
The current understanding of the various biomedical modalities to treat musculoskeletal pain, including acute and chronic pain, nociceptive / inflammatory, neuropathic, and nociplastic mechanisms.
Many patients with pain utilise biomedical interventions, including medications, to manage their pain. This paper aims to assist clinicians to develop a broader understanding of the evidence around currently available biomedical approaches and interventions used in the diagnosis and management of both acute and chronic pain conditions. Discussion covers the evidence-based use of specific interventions including a wide ranging look at medications, injections and surgery for pain conditions. Specialist pain physicians will introduce you to their approach to diagnosis, formulation and decision making around treatment options.
About this paper
| Paper title | Biomedical Pain Management |
|---|---|
| Subject | Pain and Pain Management |
| EFTS | 0.1250 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,743.38 |
| 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
Post Graduate Administrator
Divisional Services and Administration
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
Tel +64 21 279 1423
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 using both online resources and teaching sessions.
Topics and modules covered in this paper include:
- An introduction to biomedical pain management, including a consideration of patient and treatment outcomes
- Treatment of acute pain and primary analgesic medications
- Opioid analgesic use in pain including cancer pain
- Approaches to the patient in pain, diagnosis and treatment from a Specialist pain physician perspective
- The evidence-base for interventional pain diagnosis and treatments
- Surgical pain management
- Analgesic development and adjunct analgesic options
- 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 a critical appreciation of the role of biomedicine and biomedical interventions in pain management and how to use this knowledge in their own practice to communicate more effectively with patients
- Develop enhanced understanding of currently available analgesic and other medications used for the pharmacological management of various types of pain, including risks and limitations
- Gain further knowledge around non-pharmacological biomedical management options, including surgery, for controlling pain, including indications, efficacy and limitations
- Have enhanced understanding of the process and approach used by Specialist pain physicians in their review, diagnosis, formulation and management of patients presenting with pain, including their role within the wider interdisciplinary team
- Assessment details
The paper has no end of semester examination but does have internal assessment.
Overview
The current understanding of the various biomedical modalities to treat musculoskeletal pain, including acute and chronic pain, nociceptive / inflammatory, neuropathic, and nociplastic mechanisms.
Many patients with pain utilise biomedical interventions, including medications, to manage their pain. This paper aims to assist clinicians to develop a broader understanding of the evidence around currently available biomedical approaches and interventions used in the diagnosis and management of both acute and chronic pain conditions.
Discussion covers the evidence-based use of specific interventions including a wide ranging look at medications, injections and surgery for pain conditions. Specialist pain physicians will introduce you to their approach to diagnosis, formulation and decision making around treatment options.
About this paper
| Paper title | Biomedical Pain Management |
|---|---|
| Subject | Pain and Pain Management |
| EFTS | 0.1250 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| 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
Post Graduate Administrator
Divisional Services and Administration
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New ZealandTel: +64 21 279 1423
Email: msmandpainstudies.uoc@otago.ac.nz- More information link
View more information on the Musculoskeletal and Pain Management Programmes website.
- Teaching staff
Convener: Dr Lizi Edmonds
- Paper Structure
PAIN 714 consists of eight modules using both online resources and teaching sessions.
Topics and modules covered in this paper include:
- An introduction to biomedical pain management, including a consideration of patient and treatment outcomes
- Treatment of acute pain and primary analgesic medications
- Opioid analgesic use in pain including cancer pain
- Approaches to the patient in pain, diagnosis and treatment from a specialist pain physician perspective
- The evidence-base for interventional pain diagnosis and treatments
- Surgical pain management
- Analgesic development and adjunct analgesic options
- 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 a critical appreciation of the role of biomedicine and biomedical interventions in pain management and how to use this knowledge in their own practice to communicate more effectively with patients.
- Develop enhanced understanding of currently available analgesic and other medications used for the pharmacological management of various types of pain, including risks and limitations.
- Gain further knowledge around non-pharmacological biomedical management options, including surgery, for controlling pain, including indications, efficacy and limitations.
- Have enhanced understanding of the process and approach used by Specialist pain physicians in their review, diagnosis, formulation and management of patients presenting with pain, including their role within the wider interdisciplinary team.
- Assessment details
The paper has no end of semester examination but does have internal assessment.