Pain Management
Unit of study table
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Master of Medicine (Pain Management) |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: |
| (a) 18 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) 24 credit points of elective units of study: and |
| (c) 6 credit points of capstone units of study |
Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) |
| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: |
| (a) 18 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) 24 credit points of elective units of study: and |
| (c) 6 credit points of capstone units of study. |
Specialisation |
| (a) A specialisation requires the completion of 24 credit points from the units of study listed below. |
| (b) The available specialisations are: |
| (i) orofacial pain |
| (ii) physical therapies |
Graduate Diploma in Pain Management |
| Students must complete 36 credit points, including: |
| (a) 18 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) 18 credit points of elective units of study. |
Graduate Certificate in Pain Management |
| Students must complete 24 credit points, including: |
| (a) 18 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) 6 credit points of elective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core Units | ||
| PAIN5001 Introduction to Pain Management | 6 | |
| PAIN5002 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors | 6 | |
| PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles | 6 | |
Capstone Units | ||
| PAIN5029 Biopsychosocial Pain Management in Practice | 6 | Departmental Permission required. P PAIN5001 and PAIN5002 |
Elective units | ||
| PAIN5004 Pain Conditions | 6 | |
| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics | 6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission |
| PAIN5005 Orofacial Pain | 6 | |
| PAIN5010 Clinical Aspects of Neurobiology | 6 | |
| PAIN5027 Psychologically Informed Pain Management | 6 | N PAIN5011 or PAIN5016 |
| PAIN5014 Cancer Pain | 6 | A This unit is cased based and is best suited for experienced clinicians |
| PAIN5015 Pharmacology of Pain Medicine | 6 | A This unit is case-based and is best suited for experienced clinicians |
| PAIN5028 Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation | 6 | N PAIN5013 |
| PAIN5018 Pain in Children | 6 | |
| PAIN5019 Pain in Older People | 6 | A This unit is case based and is best suited for experienced clinicians |
| PAIN5021 Acute Pain | 6 | A This unit is case based and is only suitable for experienced clinicians |
| PAIN5022 Independent Studies in Pain | 6 | P Credit Average |
| PAIN5023 Advanced Studies in Orofacial Pain | 6 | |
| PAIN5024 Headache | 6 | |
| PAIN5026 Pain and Sleep | 6 | |
Specialisation - orofacial pain | ||
| Only available to students in the Master of Medicine and Master of Science in Medicine | ||
| PAIN5005 Orofacial Pain | 6 | |
| PAIN5023 Advanced Studies in Orofacial Pain | 6 | |
| PAIN5024 Headache | 6 | |
| PAIN5026 Pain and Sleep | 6 | |
Specialisation - physical therapies | ||
| Only available to students in the Master of Medicine and Master of Science in Medicine | ||
PAIN5027 | 6 | N PAIN5011 or PAIN5016 |
| PAIN5010 Clinical Aspects of Neurobiology | 6 | |
| PAIN5028 Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation | 6 | N PAIN5013 |
| PAIN5026 Pain and Sleep | 6 | |
| PAIN5022 Independent Studies in Pain | 6 | P Credit Average |
| PAIN5024 Headache | 6 | |