The elective course听in the graduate certificate program,听provides you with a unique opportunity to build upon and compliment the program听content 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 91社区 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.听
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| TOPIC | COURSE听 |
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The Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy in Chronic Pain Management |
POTH 618 |
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Pain Education in Physical Therapy (literature review) and The Pain Education Booklet (PDF to print and use in a Physical Therapy Department) |
POTH 618听 |
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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 |
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Cancer Pain: Management Challenges in Developing Countries |
POTH 618 |
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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 618听 |
| 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 618听 |
| Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management in Indigenous Populations: A Scoping Review of the Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence | POTH 618 |
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Nature Photography: Movement as Forms of Self-Care for Pain Management |
POTH 603 |
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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 Pain听 | POTH 618 |
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Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: How Are They Linked and How Best to Treat Them Together? |
POTH 618 |
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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 |
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Management of Chronic Post-Surgical Pain |
POTH 603听 |
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