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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Veterinary Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Chronic pain and advanced analgesic principles (VESC11123)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis 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
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Course Start Date 16/09/2024
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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:
  1. To be able to describe the development of chronic pain
  2. To compare acute and chronic pain
  3. To evaluate different drugs and techniques for management in animals
  4. To select a suggested analgesic plan in a variety of chronic pain situations
  5. To be able to use pain scales and other methods of evaluating pain and quality of life
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsAnaesthesia,analgesia,pain,chronic,acute
Contacts
Course organiserMiss Juliet Duncan
Tel: (0131 6)50 8806
Email: Juliet.Duncan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Stephen Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: stephen.mitchell@ed.ac.uk
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