DPT: Clinical Management of Pain (Headache) (Online Distance Learning) (ICL) (PgDip)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

Pain - A Multidimensional Phenomenon

Assessment, Measurement and the Multidisciplinary Approach

Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology and its Relevance to Pain Management

Understanding the Pharmacological Management of Pain

Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Pain Management

Introduction to Pain Management in Practice

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

Pain - A Multidimensional Phenomenon

Assessment, Measurement and the Multidisciplinary Approach

Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology and its Relevance to Pain Management

Understanding the Pharmacological Management of Pain

Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Pain Management

Introduction to Pain Management in Practice

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

To meet the requirements of the 'Headache' specialist strand at Postgraduate Diploma level, you must successfully complete at least 40 credits of the identified Clinical Management of Pain (Headache) speciality courses.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Please note that you must select at least 40 credits from the Headache speciality courses if you wish to gain a degree with the named Headache speciality.

Co-morbidities, Course and Prognosis of Headache Disorders

Treatment of Migraine and Other Headache Disorders

Management of Headache in Context

Headache Disorders: Diagnosis, Classification and Clinical Features

Epidemiology, Burden of Illness and Pathophysiology of Migraine

AND

Global Health Challenges: An Introduction

The Management of Acute Pain

Pain Management in the Ageing Population

Pain in Medical Patients

Management of Neuropathic Pain

Clinical Management of Headache Disorders