GREEK, PPT SLIDES IN ENGLISH

ENGLISH IN CASE OF ERASMUS STUDENTS PARTICIPATION

LECTURES, CLINICAL PRACTICE (SKILLS ROOM)

FACE TO FACE – LECTURES

Face to face and specifically:

The teaching of the course “ ALGOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE ” consists of lectures and clinical practice. Attendance at lectures and clinical practice is mandatory.

The lectures based on clinical scenarios develop the material described above.

Information and Communication Technologies are used to prepare lecture material and online information and provide learning aids to students.

Specifically:

• Common software (e.g. powerpoint) is being used to prepare lecture material and display slides and videos.
• The study guide (analytical material & additional bibliography), the lecture slides after each lesson as well as videos and scientific articles related to the taught material are made available electronically and online to students via e-class.
• The Library has the necessary course books. Students also have access to international scientific databases (PubMed), which the Library has.
• Common software (e.g. excel) is used for the statistical processing of student evaluation.
• Announcements, information, etc. are available online via e-class. Communication is also via e-mail.

LANGUAGE OF EVALUATION:

GREEK

ENGLISH IN CASE OF ERASMUS STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION

 METHODS OF EVALUATION:

A. Clinical practice: Continuous assessment

The students’ involvement in clinical practice is under continuous assessment. The successful completion of the clinical practice is certified by the teacher’s signature.

B. Theory – Lectures: Continuous assessment without formal final exams

Entitlement to exams have the students that have successfully completed the clinical practice and have attended all the necessary number of lectures (2 total absences).

The final grade comes out of the continuous assessment considering the whole student’s performance during lectures and clinical practice.

The course is a key part of the study of pain management and its effects on all levels of patients’ lives, while also managing the basic principles of palliative/compassionate care.

The course material aims to understand and familiarize with the fundamental principles and techniques related to the recognition of different types of pain, the evaluation of pain intensity, the structured pharmacological and non-pharmacological approach and treatment, which all doctors, regardless of specialty, should be able to approach.

Finally, the learning goal is for students to understand the importance of the correct execution and assessment of the medical history, physical examination, symptoms and semiology and the corresponding skills required for proper clinical practice regarding the basic investigation and treatment of pain, as pain coexists with many comorbidities, affecting a very large percentage of the population, with economic and social implications, beyond the purely medical ones.

The students, after successful examination, they have proven knowledge and understanding of topics of the subject of ALGOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE(PGSP). Skills and knowledge acquired are Level 6 (1^stCycle of Studies) of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

After successfully completing the course the student will :

• Have knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of pain management, pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, and the basic principles of Palliative Care.
• Be able collaborate with fellow students in a clinical setting to perform basic and specialized clinical procedures related to the treatment of chronic pain

The student should be able to recognize clinical pain syndromes, approach a patient in pain, suggest simple treatment protocols, know and manage the complications of pain treatment, know alternative pain therapies, know how to prescribe and how to provide palliative care and psychological support to the patient and his/her family.

General Skills

The course aims at acquiring the following skills:

Research, analysis and composition of data and information using the necessary technology.

Approach new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in international environment

Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking

History taking

Physical examination

 Correct diagnostic, pharmaceutical and therapeutic approach

Project planning and management

Exhibit social, professional and morall responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Practice critique and reflection

The content of the course ANGOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE has been shaped into:

A.The theoretical clinical knowledge and skills that the students must obtain to complete the course successfully.

B. The practical and clinical skills the students must obtain to complete the course successfully.

C. The knowledge of the course material that the students must acquire to complete the course successfully.

A.Theoretical clinical knowledge and skills

• Clinical scenario based teaching in lectures

1. History
2. Definition, Pain syndromes, Organization and structure of a pain unit
3. What do I need to know about the anatomy of pain?
4. What do I need to know about the physiology of pain?
5. General principles of pain assessment and management
6. What I need to know about the pharmacology of pain?
7. Management of pain treatment complications
8. Interventional pain management techniques
9. Alternative pain treatments. Acupuncture. Music Therapy. The role of psychologist
10. Acute pain and its management
11. Chronic benign pain. Clinical cases and Management
12. Neuropathic pain. Clinical cases and Management
13. Cancer pain and its management
14. Palliative care in patients with end-stage disease. Acute pain scenarios, chronic pain scenarios
15. Music Therapy in palliative care
16. The endocannabinoid system – cannabinoids

B. Practical and clinical skills 

During the mandatory clinical practice- clinical practice-based learning 

General and Specific clinical skills for the medical students acquired during the clinical practice and lectures:

1. General skills

Extract conclusions from data

Practical problem solving

Extracting information form curves

Handling basic equipment in operation room

Effective teamwork

Safe work environment

Compliance with instructions

Awareness of clinical mistakes and identification of their sources

2. Specific skills

Upon successful completion you will be able to:

1. approach the patient with chronic pain in a structured manner
2. identify and assess the patient with chronic pain with the appropriate diagnostic tools
3. apply the basic principles of acupuncture
4. apply the basic principles of music therapy
5. prescribe medications for the treatment of pain
6. collaborate with healthcare professionals of various specialties within the framework of the multidisciplinary team required for the management of chronic pain
7. apply the principles of palliative/compassionate care

The training includes participation in the Pain Clinic’s operating rooms.

C. Knowledge –course material

Manual of Pain Treatment, EVDOXOS code: 22767595

Lecture Notes available to e-class

Suggested Reading Material:

Manual of Pain Treatment, EVDOXOS code: 22767595

IASP Guidelines, WHO Treatment Guidelines on Pain

Clinical Practice Guidelines-APS