Date

Reading Assignment

Quiz (Q)/

Written (W)

Class Topic

Aug 28

What is Pain, and why does it exist…or does it?

Aug 30

Self-study neuroscience primer

Q

Pain Basics – hands on demos

Sept 4

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Sept 6

WOP, Chp 1

W

Why Pain Hurts

Sept 11

WOP, Chp 3, 4, & 5

W

The Mysteries of Chronic Pain

Sept 13

WOP, Chp 2&6

W

Analgesia

Sept 18

WOP, Chp 7

W

Normal nerves, damaged tissue

Sept 20

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Patients in pain (arthritis)

The COX-2 debate

Sept 25

WOP, Chp 8

W

When nerves misfire

Sept 27

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Patients in pain (diabetes)

Is a prescription for lifestyle changes realistic?

Oct 2

WOP, Chp 9

W

Meeting Headaches Head-on

Oct 4

WOP, Chp 10&12

W

Toward a world without pain

Oct 9

WOP, Chp 11

W

Pain at the end of life

Oct 11

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Patients in pain (hospice)

The humane treatment of our sick & dying

Oct 16

Assigned article

Q

Sex and pain? (fibromyalgia, endometriosis)

Oct 18

NO CLASS

Oct 23

Assigned articles

Q

Ethnicity and pain?

Oct 25

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Patients in pain (sickle cell disease)

Oct 30

Assigned article

Q

Age and pain? (post-herpetic neuralgia)

Nov 1

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Patients in pain (pediatrician & geriatric internal medicine)

Nov 6

PK, Chp 1&2

W

Drug Addiction

Nov 8

PK, Chp 3&4

W

War on Pain

Nov 13

PK, Chp 5&6

W

“Wonder” drug gone awry

Nov 15

PK, Chp 7&8

W

Government Regulation

Nov 20

PK, Chp 9&10

W

Prescription drug advertising

Nov 27

PK, Chp 11, 12&13

W

What is the future of Oxycontin?

Nov 29

Assigned article

Q

The Pain & Addiction Intersection

Dec 4

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Student Final Class Projects

Dec 6

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Student Final Class Projects