Postgraduate Course: Chronic pain and advanced analgesic principles (VESC11123)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will provide students with knowledge of how chronic pain develops and the differences between acute and chronic pain. Different strategies for managing acute or chronic pain in various situations will be discussed. |
| Course description |
- To be able to describe the development of chronic pain
- To compare acute and chronic pain
- To evaluate different drugs and techniques for management in animals
- To select a suggested analgesic plan in a variety of chronic pain situations
- To be able to use pain scales and other methods of evaluating pain and quality of life
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
18/09/2023 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To be able to describe the development of chronic pain
- To compare acute and chronic pain
- To evaluate different drugs and techniques for management in animals
- To select a suggested analgesic plan in a variety of chronic pain situations
- To be able to use pain scales and other methods of evaluating pain and quality of life
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Anaesthesia,analgesia,pain,chronic,acute |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Juliet Duncan
Tel: (0131 6)50 8806
Email: Juliet.Duncan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stephen Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: stephen.mitchell@ed.ac.uk |
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