Pain Management
Unit of study table
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) a maximum of 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 specialisation is: |
| (i) orofacial pain |
Graduate Diploma in Pain Management |
| Students must complete 36 credit points, including: |
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study. |
Graduate Certificate in Pain Management |
| Students must complete 24 credit points, including: |
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Core units |
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| PAIN5001 Introduction to Pain Management |
6 | |
| PAIN5002 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors |
6 | |
| PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles |
6 | |
| PAIN5004 Pain Conditions |
6 | |
Masters Core Units |
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| PAIN5001 Introduction to Pain Management |
6 | |
| PAIN5002 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors |
6 | |
| PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles |
6 | |
Capstone Units |
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| PAIN5006 Issues, Controversies in Pain Management |
6 | P PAIN5001 and PAIN5002 C PAIN5003 and PAIN5004 |
| PAIN5025 Orofacial Pain in Practice |
6 | P PAIN5005 |
Elective units |
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| 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 | |
| PAIN5011 Psychology of Pain |
6 | |
| PAIN5013 Musculoskeletal Pain |
6 | |
| 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 cased based and is best suited for experienced clinicians |
| PAIN5016 Psychological Approaches in Pain Mgmt |
6 | A This unit is cased based and is best suited for experienced clinicians |
| PAIN5017 Disability and Pain Rehabilitation |
6 | |
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
