Disability and Pain Rehabilitation (P01101)

? Credit Points : 25 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MED-P-P01094

The interface between pain assessment and treatment and the system of compensation for workplace-related injury and disability is the focus of this subject. Accordingly the role of pain management in rehabilitation following occupational injury or illness is addressed, together with the medical, legal, insurer, employer, trade union and rehabilitation provider perspectives and roles in providing protection, advocacy, compensation and treatment. Legislative and attitudinal changes in the social environment relating to occupational injury and treatment are considered together with challenges for pain management arising from dysfunction in the system of rehabilitation following injury.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : As this is an elective course the student must have completed all the compulsory courses before starting this module.

? Co-requisites : Students must be registered on the Masters programme in Pain Management.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : All courses will be delivered by distance learning, using WebCT as the delivery platform. Registered students are provided with a user name and password that allows them to access a protected course web site. The website provides a variety of educational material and supports a range of approaches by the students to the material provided. Online delivery will be supported through the provision of interactive tutorials and discussions with peers and tutors. These interactive tutorials allow students to work with information in a self-paced manner to test their understanding of important concepts and principles.

Study guides with lecture notes are available, either to be read on screen or printed by the students for private use. Selected readings from relevant journals and textbooks are also provided.

? Costs : n/a

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Pain Management, (Medicine, Schedule R)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Additional Class Information : All courses (core and electives) will be delivered by distance learning, using WebCT as the delivery platform.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The programme aims to contribute to improved patient outcomes by providing postgraduate, clinically relevant education of international standard in the sciences, concepts, approaches and procedures forming the basis of pain management in the context of the multidisciplinary team.

Assessment Information

The elective courses taken in Year 2 are each assessed by participation in online discussion, multiple choice questioning and a viva. This equals 20% of the course assessment. In addition, a written assignment of 3,000 - 4,000 words is required and is equal to 80%.

Key principles that will underpin assessment activities are evidence-based practice and the application of theory to clinical practice. The principle of constructive alignment will underpin all assessments. This will ensure the assessment tasks are aligned with the specific course objectives, the content of the course and the teaching methods employed.