Course: Acute and Chronic Pain Treatment

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Course title Acute and Chronic Pain Treatment
Course code KAR/VC052
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 4
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pieran Marek, MUDr.
  • Klementová Olga, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hrnčiříková Pavla, MUDr.
Course content
Pain clinic. Pain-service at University Hospital Olomouc. Regional techniques for pain management. Patient-controlled analgesia. Radiofrequency therapy. Complex interdisciplinary collaboration - visit to pain center and other departments involved in the treatment of pain.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration
Learning outcomes
Introduction to basics of acute and chronic pain management on the basis of Evidence-Based medicine and from the multidisciplinary point of view including psychology, physiotherapy, oncology, paediatrics. Introduction to basics of examination and pain assessment with the basics of pharmacotherapy of pain. Introduction to invasive methods of pain management including dealing with acute and perioperative pain. Possibility to complete practical part at department of anaesthetics and resuscitation facilities.
After participation in the course the students are orientated in problems of acute and chronic pain management and are able to use their knowledge in everyday care of patients.
Prerequisites
Students ought to have fundamental knowledges of pharmacology, anatomy, patophysiology, neurology, psychology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student

100% účast participation 100%, e-learning test 70% success
Recommended literature
  • Adamus, M. a kol. (2012). Základy anesteziologie, intenzívíní medicíny a léčby bolesti. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Hakl, M. a kol. (2013). Léčba bolesti: současné přístupy k léčbě bolesti a bolestivých syndromů. Praha: Mladá fronta.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2025) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2021) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: -