Pain and its non-pharmacological treatment (5 cr)
Code: AV00EM09-3007
General information
- Timing
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16.01.2024 - 31.12.2024
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Open UAS and Continuing education
- Campus
- Ecampus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Open University of Applied Sciences
- Teachers
- Teea Lång
- Miia Myllymäki
- Course
- AV00EM09
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 from 5 topics, that are: 1. what is pain? (1 course credit), 2. The assessment of pain (2 course credits), 3. The non-medicated pain relief (1 course credit), 5. Chronic pain and pain management (1 course credit).
Evaluation
The course is evaluated on a scale of approved - rejected.
The online course has a variety of self-assessment tests that do not affect assessment but help with the final test.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed