6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 8019806GNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester
at
a (G) Postgraduate - preliminary level.
- Semester
- 1st and 2nd semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Impossible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Taught in
- Dutch
- Partnership Agreement
- Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Department
- Supporting clinical sciences
- External partners
- Universiteit Gent
KU Leuven
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Universiteit Antwerpen
Université catholique de Louvain
Université libre de Bruxelles
Université de Liège
- Educational team
- Jan Poelaert
(course titular)
- Activities and contact hours
- 4 contact hours Lecture
42 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
20 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
Advanced studies in algology part 1 will take place during the first semester. Students will follow different courses, seminars and practical demonstrations during 1 week at a location that is located off campus. An extensive self-study after the course week is necessary.
The student delivers a certificate of 80% attendancy (in hours) during the contact hours. If the % of attendancy is lower than 80% the student can not participate to the exam.
During the examination period the student can be examined about his obtained attitudes, knowledge, skills by a multiple choice examination.
There will be guessing correction.
In order to pass this course unit at least 50% of the questions will need to be answered correctly.
The evaluation will take place in June of the first course year.
The exam will be on 25 points, but will be converted to an examination mark on 20 points.
- Course material
- Practical course material (Recommended) : Hand outs van de slides, aanbevolen leeslijst
- Additional info
Hand outs pf the slides, recommended reading list, Mellzack & Wall's textbook of pain. The list will be completed during the education.
- Learning Outcomes
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General comptences
Introductory framework, primarily students should:
be able to identify patients with pain and measure pain
learn to understand a patient's pain and all its implications for the patient's quality of life
know and apply the methods of analgesia which offer effective pain control for the majority of patients and to classify those in a graded scheme
be able to evaluate the effectiveness of particular pain management strategies
know and be able to apply the indications for appropriate psychotherapeutic treatment for pain
In particular in depth knowledge, skills and attitudes are manditory to become a complete pain physician. Therefore the student should:
get insight in the scientific knowledge in the neurobiology and neurochemistry of the nociceptive system, including cognitive modulation of the emotional experiences of pain
be able to differentiate between and know the basic and advanced treatment principles of the major clinical pain syndromes: acute post-traumatic and post-operative pain, cancer pain, neuropathic pain and chronic non-cancer pain.
- Grading
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The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- written exam
with a relative weight of 100
which comprises 100% of the final mark.
- Additional info regarding evaluation
No further information
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Postgraduate Certificate Algology: Standaard traject