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MAVIT5700 Pain - Multidimensional Assessment and Health Professional Interventions Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Smerte - multidimensjonal vurdering og helsefaglige tiltak
Study programme
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents
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Master's Programme in Health Sciences
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Occupational Therapy
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Curriculum
SPRING 2025
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Målgruppe

Studiet er rettet mot helse- og omsorgspersonell for at de skal kunne praktisere en kunnskapsbasert fagutøvelse. Studiet passer også for personer som jobber i fag- og forskningsstillinger, bibliotekarer, lærere, lektorer, førstelektorer og stipendiater i helse- og sosialfagene.

Opptakskrav

Vi viser til forskrift om opptak til studier ved OsloMet.

For opptak kreves bachelorgrad i helse- eller sosialfag eller tilsvarende.

Recommended preliminary courses

Knowledge of the neurobiology and neurophysiological basis of pain corresponding to a bachelor’s degree in a healthcare profession.

Required preliminary courses

Videreutdanningen er organisert som et deltidsstudium over ett semester, består av ett emne KUNNO7100 Kunnskapsbasert praksis i helsetjenesten og gir 15 studiepoeng ved bestått eksamen. Studiet er lagt opp med fire samlinger. I tillegg kommer oppgaveseminar og fremlegg av prosjekteksamen. Det forventes noe forberedelse og eget arbeid under og mellom samlingene. Studiet avsluttes med en prosjekteksamen i gruppe. Til denne eksamen beregnes en arbeidsinnsats tilsvarende ca. åtte arbeidsdager.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • can assess key theories related to pain in young people, adults and the older adults
  • can discuss approaches to assessing pain and appropriate interventions provided by healthcare professions
  • can critically assess theories on motivation and coping with respect to long-term pain conditions
  • can assess the significance of a culture and gender perspective in relation to pain

Skills

The student

  • can apply relevant theories and models on pain
  • can interpret the results of multidimensional assessments of people with pain
  • can critically reflect on different interventions for long-term pain conditions

General competence

The student

  • can describe key aspects of pain theories
  • can implement knowledge about multidimensional assessments of pain conditions
  • can disseminate research-based knowledge on the examination and treatment of pain

Teaching and learning methods

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work methods comprise lectures, flipped classroom, seminars, presentations, group work and self-study. Presentations at the seminars are important to support the continued learning process and communication skills after the course.

Teaching is organised as two one-week sessions on campus.

Course requirements

None.

Assessment

Individual home examination over 14 days. Scope: 3,000 words (+/- 10%).

If the course is taught in English, students can also choose to write/conduct the examination in a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish).

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grading scale

Pass/fail.

Examiners

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Overlapping courses

The course overlaps by 10 ECTS credits with MAFYS4100 Pain - Multidimensional Assessment and Health Professional Interventions.