Summary
The goal of this course is to introduce clinicians to the neurophysiological basis of pain development, persistence and treatment. A better understanding of the neurophysiology of pain will allow for a better understanding of how individual physiological and psychological factors influence the risk of chronicity as well as the response to treatment. It will allow you to adapt your practice to the new scientific evidence and to better educate your patients about the factors that influence pain and thus have a better adherence to therapeutic recommendations.
Presented by Serge Marchand, professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Université de Sherbrooke and researcher at the Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CRCHUS), this course also aims to present the new scientific evidence related to the development of persistent pain as well as the evolution of pain according to age, gender and certain mental health conditions.
Objectives
- To introduce the neurophysiological basis of the development of chronic pain.
- To understand the role of endogenous mechanisms of pain modulation in relation to its management.
- To develop theoretical skills in order to choose therapeutic tools to alleviate pain and attempt to reduce its chronicity.
- To understand the gender differences in pain.
- Understand the evolution of pain mechanisms with age.
- To understand pain mechanisms as a function of mental health.
Course Content
Target professionals
Content is not intended for use outside the scope of the learner’s license or regulation. Continuing education courses should not be taken by people who are not licensed or regulated.This does not apply when they are part of a specific plan of care. By participating in this course, the participant agrees to respect his/her professional scope of practice.
Several factors influence how we perceive pain and how we respond to it. Thank you for providing me with the knowledge I need to better explain to my patients why they are experiencing pain and, in doing so, reassure them.
I was already using several of these elements and approaches, but now I understand why I was instinctively making the same recommendations you presented in your training. Research idea: Conduct a study on menopausal women?? A big THANK YOU