Pain managementLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: S00Y047
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
The student learns how to separate different forms of pain, how to assess the pain by using suitable assessment methods and knows how to choose different treatments variously. The student knows how to apply the knowledge in the patients or clients treatment and rehabilitation.
Content
The content consists of 5 themes, parts 1 and 2 of which are mandatory: 1. What is pain? (1 cr ', compulsory) 2nd pain assessment (2 cr, compulsory). The remaining 2 ECTS can be chosen from the following sections: 3. Pharmacological treatment of pain (1 cr, voluntary), 4. Non-pharmacological treatment of pain (1 cr, voluntary) 5. Chronic pain and its management (1 cr, voluntary).