The elective courseÌýin the graduate certificate program,Ìýprovides you with a unique opportunity to build upon and compliment the programÌýcontent in a personalized way by pursuing a topic area of interest. This could be done by transferring learning to a practical clinical setting, exploring a topic of interest in more detail, or taking an additional university level course, at ɬÀï·¬ or elsewhere, to enhance your understanding of chronic pain management.
The table below lists examples of topics covered by previous students in POTH 618 and POTH 603. When accepted as a student of the program, you will receive further details on this course.Ìý
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TOPIC | COURSEÌý |
The Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy in Chronic Pain Management |
POTH 618 |
Pain Education in Physical Therapy (literature review) and The Pain Education Booklet (PDF to print and use in a Physical Therapy Department) |
POTH 618Ìý |
The Role of Pets in Chronic Pain Management among Older Adults |
POTH 618 |
The Efficacy of Sensory Testing in the Assessment of Chronic Back Pain Dysesthesia | POTH 618 |
Cancer Pain: Management Challenges in Developing Countries |
POTH 618 |
The Role of the Occupational Therapist in a Multidisciplinary Approach when Treating Chronic Headaches in Patients with Work Related Brain Injuries |
POTH 618 |
Multiple Sclerosis: Strategies for Self-Management | POTH 618Ìý |
Evaluating Acute Pain in the Context of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (CNCP): Development of a Tool for Nurses Using Comfort-Function Goals, while Adhering to Safe Use of Opioid Principles. | POTH 618Ìý |
Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management in Indigenous Populations: A Scoping Review of the Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence | POTH 618 |
Nature Photography: Movement as Forms of Self-Care for Pain Management |
POTH 603 |
Practicum: To plan and create a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy information package for physiotherapists and massage therapists and then present it to practicing physiotherapists and massage therapists. |
POTH 603 |
Practicum: To plan and create a guide for effective interdisciplinary chronic pain management specific to a clinical setting of kinesiologists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists and then present it to the clinic for implementation. | POTH 603 |
Current Evidence on Low Back Pain and Management of Injured Workers with Low Back PainÌý | POTH 618 |
Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: How Are They Linked and How Best to Treat Them Together? |
POTH 618 |
The effectiveness of a Back Pain School, currently in use in Brazil, to improve levels of pain, functional capacity, and quality of life in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLP). |
POTH 618 |
Management of Chronic Post-Surgical Pain |
POTH 603Ìý |
A Modern Understanding of Pain Science for Osteopathic Practitioners (Development of Continuing Professional Development webinar for Osteopaths) | POTH 603 |
Exploring the correlation between chronic pain (CP) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), while considering the role of non-pharmacological intervention in the treatment of CP in this population | POTH 618 |
Acupuncture: a non-pharmacological strategy for the opioid crisis in the treatment of chronic pain: a practical experience at Rond-point | POTHÌý603 |
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