Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Pain

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Lectures.
Exam 100%.

Learning Outcomes

To recognize the potential contribution of data and different epidemiological studies to the study of pain.
-To Identify the different dimensions of pain.
- To Describe/identify the different structures involved in pain processing.
– To Know the mediators involved in pain transmission, its mechanisms and action
– To Describe the mechanisms of modulation of pain response. Descending pathway.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Epidemiology - Theoretical bases of epidemiology; characteristics of variables; the different epidemiological studies.
Features, type and importance of the information they provide.
The choice and determination of the sample; characteristics of the sample.
-Pathophysiology
Definition of pain; The different dimensions of pain and its identification
Neuroanatomy of pain.
Chemical mediators involved in transmitting the painful message, and local mechanisms of action.
Mechanisms of modulation of algic response.
Endogenous pathways of analgesia.

Head Lecturer(s)

Marilia Assunção Rodrigues Ferreira Dourado

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Direcção-Geral da Saúde e Associação Portuguesa Para o Estudo da Dor, 2001, Plano Nacional de Luta Contra a Dor. Direcção-Geral da Saúde, Lisboa.
Circular Normativa N.º 11/DSCS/DPCD de 18/06/2008. Programa Nacional de Controlo da Dor. DGS. 2008.
Despacho n.º 10324/1999 de 26 de Maio. Dia Nacional de Luta contra a Dor. Publicado no Diário da Republica de 30 de Abril de 1999 – 2.ª Série.
Circular Normativa N.º 9/DGCG de 14/06/2003. A Dor como 5º Sinal Vital - Registo Sistemático da Intensidade da dor. DGS. 2003.
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Pain. Allan I. Basbaum; Diana M. Bautista; Grégory Scherrer;;David Julius. Cell 139, October 16, 2009 ©2009 Elsevier Inc
The pathophysiology of pain: Focus on Central Sensitization. Charles E. Arrgoff; ; Pain Medicine News July/August 2008.