The Pain Management intersession course is a 3 day course at the end of which students will be able to:
State the principles of pain management, IASP definition of pain and prevalence of pain
Describe the physiology of pain
Discuss the link between genetic variability and clinical variability in pain
Discuss the pharmacology of analgesic drugs including indications, adverse reactions and monitoring relief
Discuss the assessment and monitoring of pain including pain intensity measures and qualitative assessment of pain
Discuss the psychological aspects of pain and pain management
Discuss management of acute pain
Discuss management of chronic pain
Discuss management in special groups e.g. children, obstetric patients
Attendance in this course is compulsory
- Manager: Associate Prof. Dr. Juriah Abdullah
- Manager: Dr. Wendy Yeo
- Course Director: Prof. Dr. Srikumar Chakravarthi
- Teacher: Associate Prof. Dr. Wana Hla Shwe