Bournemouth University
MSc Unit in Managing Low Back Pain
We have created a highly interactive unit delivered through the World Wide Web. You can learn at your own pace, when and where you want.
- The unit is divided into 9 manageable sections
- Activities are integrated throughout the unit
- Students are encouraged to participate in a on-line discussions and debates
- Internet links to electronic journals and other web sites are regular features
- In addition, individual tutorial support can be provided either on campus at Bournemouth University on-line via the Internet or via a
- telephone tutorial following prior arrangement
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Course Flier
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The University of Edinburgh
E-Learning course will help health professionals manage pain
The University of Edinburgh is offering a new post-graduate programme, delivered on-line, for those involved with the management of pain. Health professionals from around the world will benefit from the new distance-learning degree course, which will allow them to achieve continuing professional development qualifications.
The programme, run by Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and the Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney, is designed for graduates in medicine, dentistry, nursing, physiotherapy, psychology and other disciplines involved in pain management. Students will benefit from being part of a supportive, on-line learning community, including access to help from expert tutors.
Students will complete four core courses which aim to expand knowledge in the basic sciences, concepts and procedures of multidisciplinary pain management. They can choose elective courses in areas including musculoskeletal pain, pain in children, cancer pain, pain in older people orofacial pain and psychological approaches to pain management to obtain a certificate, diploma or MSc degree in Pain Management. Course material will be delivered via the internet, to allow independent and flexible study. Students based in Europe can enrol at the University of Edinburgh and students from elsewhere should register at the University of Sydney. The first year of study began in March, with an additional intake in September.
Programme Director Professor Ian Power of the University of Edinburgh explained the need for the new course. He said: "Exciting advances are being made in all areas of pain management. This collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and the University of Sydney has produced an opportunity for those involved in pain management to enhance their understanding of pain and improve pain relief for their patients. The fact that the MSc in Pain Management is delivered and assessed as an e-learning course will enhance access across Europe."
More information can be obtained from http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/painmasters or by contacting the University of Edinburgh postgraduate office, Tel: 0131 242 6373; or by accessing the University of Sydney's Pain Management Research Institute website at www.painmgmt.usyd.edu.au
For further information, please contact: Linda Menzies, Communications and Public Affairs Tel: 0131 650 6382 Email Linda.Menzies@ed.ac.uk
Or
Andrew Potter, Media Manager, University of Sydney Tel: 61 2 9351 4514 Email apotter@media.usyd.edu.a