Topics covered include:
·
Introduction to Pain and Pain Management
·
Neurobiology of Pain
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Biomedical Management of Pain
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Psychosocial and Cultural aspects of Pain
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Pain Assessment
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Musculoskeletal Management
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Regional Disorders – Spine and Limbs
·
Musculoskeletal Tissues and Disorders
Ten reasons to study with us:
1. Study wherever you are via distance learning, both in
New Zealand and internationally.
2. We offer a broad range of paper topics covering the
major areas of musculoskeletal and pain practice.
3. We offer a qualification staircase approach: start
with the Postgraduate Certificate, and add papers to earn a Diploma or
Master’s.
4. Our qualifications are the only New Zealand programmes
in musculoskeletal and pain management.
5. Teaching staff are active researchers and clinicians,
encouraging rigour in clinical reasoning and using a strong evidence base.
6. The programme structure allows flexibility to build
your academic success while applying your knowledge in your daily clinical
practice.
7. Students develop research skills to build knowledge
about musculoskeletal and pain problems within the New Zealand context.
8. We run a truly inter-professional programme with staff
and students from the likes of medicine, nursing, occupational therapy,
physiotherapy, osteopathy and psychology.
9. Students who have completed our qualifications offer
specialist skills for their patients.
10. As Otago students make use of the extensive facilities
of the institution, which is New Zealand’s oldest and most research-intensive
University.