Pain Management
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Pain Management |
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Master of Medicine (Pain Management) |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 30 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 18 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
| Students have the option of completing one major. Completion of a major is not a requirement of the course. | |||
Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 30 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 18 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
| Students have the option of completing one major. Completion of a major is not a requirement of the course. | |||
Major |
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| (a) A major requires the completion of 48 credit points from the units of study listed below. | |||
| (b) The available major is: | |||
| (i) orofacial pain | |||
| (c) Core units of study that are common to the requirements of a major may count to that major, however, any unit of study may only count toward one major. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Pain Management |
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| Students must complete 36 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Pain Management |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study. | |||
Core units |
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| PAIN5001 Introduction to Pain Management |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PAIN5002 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PAIN5004 Pain Conditions |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PAIN5006 Issues, Controversies in Pain Management |
6 | P PAIN5001 and PAIN5002 C PAIN5003 and PAIN5004 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units |
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| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics |
6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5005 Orofacial Pain |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5010 Clinical Aspects of Neurobiology |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PAIN5011 Psychology of Pain |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PAIN5013 Musculoskeletal Pain |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PAIN5014 Cancer Pain |
6 | A This unit is cased based and is best suited for experienced clinicians. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5015 Pharmacology of Pain Medicine |
6 | A This unit is cased based and is best suited for experienced clinicians. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PAIN5016 Psychological Approaches in Pain Mgmt |
6 | A This unit is cased based and is best suited for experienced clinicians Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5017 Disability and Pain Rehabilitation |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5018 Pain in Children |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5019 Pain in Older People |
6 | A This unit is case based and is best suited for experienced clinicians. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5020 Complementary Therapies: Pain Management This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PAIN5021 Acute Pain |
6 | A this unit is case based and is only suitable for experienced clinicians. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PAIN5022 Independent Studies in Pain |
6 | P Credit Average Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5023 Advanced Studies in Orofacial Pain |
6 | C PAIN5005 or DENT6216 or DENT6371 or DENT5120 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PAIN5024 Headache |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5025 Orofacial Pain in Practice |
6 | P PAIN5005 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5026 Pain and Sleep |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| SLEE5101 Introduction to Sleep Medicine |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Major - Orofacial Pain |
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| Only available to students in the Master of Medicine and Master of Science in Medicine | |||
| PAIN5001 Introduction to Pain Management |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PAIN5002 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PAIN5005 Orofacial Pain |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5023 Advanced Studies in Orofacial Pain |
6 | C PAIN5005 or DENT6216 or DENT6371 or DENT5120 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| SLEE5101 Introduction to Sleep Medicine |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PAIN5024 Headache |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5025 Orofacial Pain in Practice |
6 | P PAIN5005 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |