SYDNEY MEDICAL SCHOOL

PAIN MANAGEMENTPOSTGRADUATE STUDIES 2013

CRICOS 00026AABN 15 211 513 464

This brochure was produced by the UPS, the University of Sydney from information gathered in July 2012 for use in 2013 UPS 55802

PAIN MANAGEMENTPOSTGRADUATE STUDIES 2012 For more informationRos Wyllie, Administrative Officer Pain Education Unit Royal North Shore Hospital (E25) Level 10C, Main BlockReserve Road St Leonards NSW 2065

T +61 2 9926 7386 F +61 2 9926 6780 E paineducation@sydney.edu.ausydney.edu.au/medicine/pmri

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONThe program is designed to improve the knowledge and skills of health practitioners and is not a pathway to specialist quali!cation in Australia. However, the ANZCA, RACS and RACP have approved the courses for the award of MOPS credit points and the RACGP for CME credits. The Physiotherapy Association has also approved the program for MCPD points.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS - Bachelor’s degree in a health discipline - Evidence of academic or professional quali!cations considered

by the faculty to be su"cient preparation to pursue the course of study.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTSIf English is not your !rst language, you MUST demonstrate English language pro!ciency before admission can be con!rmed.

Details about these requirements are located on the faculty website:

sydney.edu.au/medicine/futurestudent/postgrad/coursework

COURSE FEES

AWARD LOCAL INTERNATIONAL

Single unit of study $3,030 $4,650

Graduate Certi!cate $12,120 $18,600

Graduate Diploma $18,180 $27,900

Masters $24,240 $37,200

Fees quoted are for tuition costs only and are applicable in 2013.

The University’s tuition fees are reviewed annually and may be varied during the period of study.

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT

ABOUT THE PROGRAMThis program is a postgraduate coursework degree course, with the option to enter or exit at the Graduate Certi!cate, Graduate Diploma or Masters level.

PROGRAM AIMThe aim of the program is to improve patient outcomes by providing postgraduate, clinically relevant education to an international standard.

It aims to educate students in the science, concepts, approaches and procedures relevant to pain management, in the context of a multidisciplinary team.

TARGET AUDIENCEThe program provides advanced education in pain management for graduates in medicine, dentistry, psychology, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and other relevant disciplines.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE All participants must complete four core units that comprise the Graduate Certi!cate in Pain Management.

These core units of study introduce the key concepts and principles underlying the mechanisms and management of pain.

Continuing students can choose from a range of elective subjects that provide an opportunity to study areas of interest in more depth.

UNITS OF STUDY CORE UNITS Introduction to Pain Management Pain Mechanisms and Contributors Principles of Pain Treatment and Management Pain Conditions

ELECTIVE UNITS Pain in the Elderly Pain in Children Cancer Pain Clinical Aspects of Neurobiology Complementary Therapies: Pain Management Acute Pain Independent Studies in Pain Musculoskeletal Pain Psychological Approaches in Pain Management Disability and Pain Rehabilitation Orofacial Pain Pharmacology of Pain Psychology of Pain

PROGRAM DELIVERYUnits of Study (core and electives) are taught in distance mode and are completed entirely online. An optional 2 week face to face program, available at the beginning of each year at a reduced cost to enrolled students, provides an overview of the course content.

Study guides with lecture notes are available, either to be read on screen or printed by the students for private use. Quizzes, interactive media, online discussion groups and selected readings from relevant journals and textbooks are also provided.

Units of study are facilitated by a team of local and international academic clinicians and researchers including neuroscientists, anaesthetists, pharmacologists, oral surgeons, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, physiotherapists and research personnel. All are widely experienced in pain management.

Total of 24 credit points

12 months

Total of 36 credit points

18 months

Total of 48 credit points

24 months

4 x 6 credit

point (cp) core units

As per Graduate Certificate plus

2 x 6 cp elective units

As per Graduate Certificate plus

4 x 6 cp elective units

REQUIREMENTS AT EACH LEVEL OF AWARDPostgraduate Studies in Pain Management

Graduate Certi!cate

Graduate Diploma

Masters