Objectives

Students will learn to recognize the mechanisms of pain present in common clinical pain syndromes.
Students will understand the rationale for current-day assessment and treatment of these problems by multiple healthcare disciplines.
Students will evaluate the impact of concurrent medical disease upon pain symptoms.

Required Text

Cepeda MS, Cousins MJ, Carr DB. Fast Facts: Chronic Pain. Oxford: Health Press; 2007.

Evaluation

Questions on the material covered in this course will be presented in three multiple-choice examinations given periodically throughout the course. All examinations will be proctored. The first exam counts for 25% of the total course grade. The second exam counts for 25% of the total course grade. The last exam counts for 40% of the total course grade. Participation and attendance will count for the remaining 10% of the total course grade.