Introduction to Pain Management

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to foundational concepts of pain. Course topics include the multi-dimensional and individual- specific nature of pain, science for understanding pain, terminology for describing pain, and tools for measuring and managing pain. This course will explore the difference between acute and chronic pain, and pain with a life-limiting illness. Students will learn how to develop a person-centered approach to assess and manage pain. Credit will be granted for only one of HKIN 243 or HKIN 299 (2022-2025). Registration is limited to HKIN students. Offered online only during the summer. Three credits.