Pain And Pain Management - Interaction As A Professional ToolLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: SP10010
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- Finnish
Responsible person
- Noora Silvennoinen
Objective
Learning Outcomes;
At the end of the module, you can:
- encounter a pain patient in healthcare and recognize the importance of interaction
- to guide different means to manage pain beside the usual care
- describe the basics on pain physiology and how pain is experienced.
Content
The main contents of the course are:
- The importance of interaction and encountering the patient in pain management
- Definition of pain and transmission of pain signals
- Basics of acute pain management
- How pain becomes chronic and chronic pain management.
- Non-pharmacological pain regulation methods as a support for medication and other treatments
Enrollment
01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025
Timing
22.09.2025 - 12.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Fysioterapeuttikoulutus (SF)
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
5 - 65
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
- Jatta Papunen
- Noora Silvennoinen
Teacher in charge
Noora Silvennoinen
Groups
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KAKS25Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2026
-
TOP25_26Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2025-2026
Objective
Learning Outcomes;
At the end of the module, you can:
- encounter a pain patient in healthcare and recognize the importance of interaction
- to guide different means to manage pain beside the usual care
- describe the basics on pain physiology and how pain is experienced.
Content
The main contents of the course are:
- The importance of interaction and encountering the patient in pain management
- Definition of pain and transmission of pain signals
- Basics of acute pain management
- How pain becomes chronic and chronic pain management.
- Non-pharmacological pain regulation methods as a support for medication and other treatments
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Enrollment
01.04.2025 - 25.05.2025
Timing
02.06.2025 - 31.07.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Fysioterapeuttikoulutus (SF)
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
5 - 65
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
- Complementary Studies
Teachers
- Noora Silvennoinen
Teacher in charge
Noora Silvennoinen
Scheduling groups
- Avoin AMK ja Ripa (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
- Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
KAKK25KEKarelia, Open UAS, All, Summer, 2025
-
TOP24_25Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2024-2025
Small groups
- Open UAS Students and RIPA
- Degree students
Objective
Learning Outcomes;
At the end of the module, you can:
- encounter a pain patient in healthcare and recognize the importance of interaction
- to guide different means to manage pain beside the usual care
- describe the basics on pain physiology and how pain is experienced.
Content
The main contents of the course are:
- The importance of interaction and encountering the patient in pain management
- Definition of pain and transmission of pain signals
- Basics of acute pain management
- How pain becomes chronic and chronic pain management.
- Non-pharmacological pain regulation methods as a support for medication and other treatments
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected