Pain Management MSc/ PG Dip/ PG Cert

Course

Blended

£ 6,640 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Advanced

  • Methodology

    Blended

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    September

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Personal tutor

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

This programme will give you robust knowledge of all aspects of this rapidly developing specialism, using a bespoke mixture of online and face to face teaching methods to suit your individual needs.

There are an increasing number of people surviving accidents, illnesses and surgery with complex and enduring pain states. You will learn how to meet the challenges presented by acute and
persistent pain states by engaging with a multi-professional specialist approach to deliver advanced pain management
strategies.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Blended

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course

This higher degree is aimed at clinical professionals from all backgrounds involved in the delivery of acute, chronic, and integrated pain services in primary or secondary care. Combining cutting-edge research with an international reputation for clinical excellence, the UCL Pain Management MSc is ideal for anyone wanting to improve the lives of people living with pain while also accelerating their own career.

This programme is ideally suited to nurses and allied health professionals wishing to pursue senior (Band 7+) roles in the NHS and independent healthcare sector, as well as general practitioners involved in the delivery of pain services. It is also
applicable to junior doctors, osteopaths and chiropractors wishing to develop and demonstrate clinical interest in pain management and/or the pain component of training in anaethesia.

A minimum of a second-class UK Bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants should also be registered/licensed healthcare professionals with a demonstrable interest in pain management.

UCLH Pain Management Centre is at the heart of research in this field with doctoral and post-doctoral research ongoing in all of these areas as well as translational research exploring how
best to apply treatment principles to patient care.

The programme has been designed to blend online learning with as much easily accessible face-to-face contact as you feel you need. The online learning content presents the fundamental topics relevant to the subject and guides self-directed learning in the form of case studies, review and critical appraisal of research papers, and small management and clinical governance projects.

Once we have received your request the relevant member of staff will get in touch to answer your questions.

ucl.ac.uk/surgery/pain

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Subjects

  • Clinical Studies
  • Patient Care
  • Research project management
  • Health Psychology
  • Healthcare
  • Pharmacology
  • Community Nursing
  • Ethics
  • Medical Ethics
  • Medical Trials
  • Medical training

Teachers and trainers (1)

Dr David Murphy BM FRCA FHEA MAcadMEd

Dr David Murphy BM FRCA FHEA MAcadMEd

Programme Lead, MSc Pain Management Honorary Lecturer, University Coll

Course programme

  • Introduction to Pain: Economics, Evidence Delivery (15 credits)
  • Acute Pain (15 credits)
  • Chronic Pain (15 credits)
  • Pain in Cancer Patients (15 credits)
  • Headache, Paediatric Pain & Abdominopelvic Pain (15 credits)
  • Strategies for the Self-Management of Pain (15 credits)
  • Neuromodulation (15 credits)
  • Pain in the Community (15 credits)

Pain Management MSc/ PG Dip/ PG Cert

£ 6,640 VAT inc.