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Curriculum

The curriculum may be completed entirely online from one's own home or office during times that are convenient to the schedule of today's busy healthcare practitioner, and is comprised of study guides, lecture notes, textbook and journal excerpts, quizzes, and online assessments. Online discussion groups offer students additional opportunities to interact with faculty and peers.

Four core units completed over three consecutive academic quarters provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of pain management:

Introduction to Pain Management (Quarter 1, 1st Half):
Module 1: History/Concepts of Pain		Module 4: Multidisciplinary Pain Management
Module 2: Epidemiology of Pain		Module 5: Research Design and Biostatistics
Module 3: Classification of Pain		Module 6: Ethical Issues in Pain Management

Pain Mechanisms and Contributors (Quarter 1, 2nd Half):
Module 1: Peripheral Mechanisms of Pain		Module 4: Pain and Mood
Module 2: Spinal Mechanisms of Pain		Module 5: Pain and Cognitions
Module 3: Brain Mechanisms of Pain		Module 6: Environmental Contributors to Pain

Principles of Pain Treatment and Management (Quarter 2):
Module 1: Diagnostic Strategies		Module 4: Psychological Approaches
Module 2: Principles of Pharmacology		Module 5: Functional Rehabilitation
Module 3: Pharmacological Management		Module 6: Procedural Interventions

Pain Conditions (Quarter 3):
Module 1: Acute/Sub Acute Pain		Module 4: Neuropathic Pain Conditions
Module 2: Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions		Module 5: Cancer Pain
Module 3: Visceral Pain Module		6: Pain in the Elderly and in Children

Optional Live One Week Case Symposium

Students desiring face-to-face interaction with faculty and fellow students may opt to attend a live, one-week case symposium for an additional registration fee. (Offered periodically for students completing the program. Based on availability and interest of faculty and students. Lodging and meals are extra.)

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		Pain Management Center 2255 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94143-1654 (Express mail ZIP 94115) Phone: 415.885.PAIN (7246) Fax: 415.885.7575 Fax Line for New Patient Referrals: 415.885.3883