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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The course is designed to help participants understand chronic pain conditions and how they can be prevented through self-management in our cognitive, physical, behavioural, social, spiritual, emotional, and environmental realms. Curated by James Fricton, the Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach certification by Coursera provides its learners with the clinical characteristics and underlying causes of various common pain conditions.

Learners of the Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach certification course will be given extensive and in-depth knowledge about the peripheral, central, and genetic mechanisms of chronic pain. Discovering the significance of adopting a human systems approach in healthcare, which serves as a foundation for integrated, interdisciplinary, and personalised care, focusing on pain prevention and overall well-being. This ten-week-long course is offered by the University of Minnesota.

The Highlights

Approx. 44 Hours To Complete
Certification By the University of Minnesota
Financial Aid Available
Beginner Level Course

Programme Offerings

graded assignment
Certification
discussion forum

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 2414	yes	Coursera

Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach online certification fees are Rs. 2,414.

Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach fee structure

Course Name	Fee
Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach	Rs. 2,414

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details of Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach

Learners of the Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach training have to achieve an 80% or higher score on all of the graded quizzes for certification.

What you will learn

Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach classes, learners will study the following topics:

Understanding how chronic pain affects many people and poses a big challenge for health care.
Identifying the common types and causes of chronic pain and how they involve different mechanisms in the body.
Learning to prevent chronic pain and improve well-being by applying specific strategies.
Learning about different factors of chronic pain and how they are affected by health conditions.

Who it is for

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The Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach online course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about chronic pain and how to prevent it. This includes people who are currently experiencing chronic pain, people who are at risk for developing chronic pain, and healthcare professionals who want to learn more about how to prevent chronic pain in their patients. For example:

Admission Details

Follow the steps below to join the online course.

Step 1- Click on the link below:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/chronic-pain

Step 2- Click on the “Enrol for Free” button.

Step 3- Login/signup using an email id, create one if required to begin with the course.

Step 4- Choose the course payment plan. You can also audit the course for free. Auditing the course does not allow access to the certificate.

Step 5 - After the payment of the fee, an email with the course details will be sent to you as a confirmation of being enrolled in the course.

The Syllabus

Videos

Promo Video for the Course
Course Overview (v2)
International Myopain Society Introduction
The Campaign for Preventing Pain and Addiction
The Prevalence of Chronic Pain
The Health Care Dilemma that Chronic Pain Poses
A New Paradigm

Readings

Weekly Overview
Getting Started
Syllabus
Paper on Preventing Chronic Pain: The MOOC
Meet the Faculty
Outline of The Dilemma of Chronic Pain

Quiz

Module Quiz: Health Care Dilemma

Discussion Prompts

Discussion: Introduce Yourself
Discussion: Barriers to dealing with chronic pain

Videos

Assessment of Pain using a Transformative Care Model
Characteristics of a Pain Evaluation
Patient Interviews
Assess Your Seven Realms
Patient Interview 1: Angie
Patient Interview 2: Bernie
Patient Interview 3: Lorrie
Patient Interview 4 : Chantelle
Patient Interview 5: Lydia
The Biomedical Model versus a Human Systems Approach
Holistic complexity: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts"
Chaos Theory: Small changes, big impact
How do you want to be?
Cybernetics: the cycles of our lives

Readings

Weekly Overview
Outline:The Personal Impact of Chronic Pain
Outline: The Balance between Health and Illness

Quizzes

Module Quiz: Personal Impact of Chronic Pain
Module Quiz: The Balance Between Health and Illness

Discussion Prompts

Discussion: Personal Impact
Discussion: Human Systems, cybernetics, and chaos theory

Videos

Myofascial Pain: Clinical characteristics
Myofascial Pain: Causes
Myofascial Pain: Perpetuating factors
Myofascial Pain: Trigger point examination
Myofascial Pain: Management strategies
Clinic Trigger Points Demo
The Impact
Common Orofacial Disorders
Temporomandibular Disorder
Risk and Protective Factors
Treatment of TMD
Prevention of TMD

Readings

Weekly Overview
Outline: Myofascial Pain
Update on myofascial pain and fibromyalgia
Handout: TMD and Orofacial Pain

Quizzes

Module Quiz: Myofascial Pain
Module Quiz: TMD and Orofacial Pain

Discussion Prompts

Discussion: Trigger Points
Discussion: Temporomandibular and Orofacial Pain

Videos

What You Can Do to Prevent Headaches: An introduction
Understanding Your Headache
Headache Diagnosis
Headache Triggers and Contributing Factors
What About Muscle Dysfunction?
Transformation of Episodic to Chronic Heachache
Managing Headaches: An individualized treatment plan
Treatment Planning: Simple to complex
Presentation
Diagnosis
Severity
Misconceptions
Medication Management (1:02:57)
Lifestyle Management

Readings

Weekly Overview
Handouts for Headache
Handout: New Developments in the Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Quizzes

Module Quiz: Headache
Module Quiz: Fibromyalgia

Discussion Prompts

Discussion Question: Headache
Discussion: Fibromyalgia

Videos

Arthritis: Understanding and expectations
Arthritis: Risk and protective factors
Strategies to Manage Arthritis Pain
Screening for Functional Mobility
Chronic Pain Scope and Nature of the Problem
Peripheral and Central Neural Mechanisms of Pain
Molecular Pathways of Persistent Pain
The Overlapping Features of Chronic Pain Conditions
Personalized Care for Chronic Pain

Readings

Weekly Overview
Handout on Arthritis

Quizzes

Module Quiz: Arthritis
Module Quiz: Chronic Pain Mechanisms

Discussion Prompts

Discussion: Barriers to recovery
Discussion: Chronic pain mechanisms

Videos

Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms
Repetitive Strain
Postural Strain
Exercise
Preventing Injury
Clinic Demo: Exercises
Clinic Demo: Stretching
Last Scroll: The Blessing of Health
The Cognitive Dimension of The Pain Experience: Understanding and expectation
Self-efficacy and Self-management
Resilience and Adaptation to Change
Embracing Change: Improving resilience

Readings

Weekly Overview
Handouts on the Body
Outline for The Mind

Quizzes

Module Quiz: Body
Module Quiz: The Mind: The Cognitive Dimension

Discussion Prompts

Discussion: Exercise, posture, and reducing strain
Self-efficacy

Videos

The Cycles of the Social Lives We Live
Neuroplasticity: Mechanisms for Social Risk
Abuse, Conflict, and Social Stressors: Inner Conflict and Pain
Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD) and Chronic Pain
Occupational Stress, Secondary Gain, Disability and Chronic Pain
Social Support and Positive Relationships: Protective Factors
Negative Emotions are Risk Factors for Chronic Pain
Protective Factors: Managing negative emotions and harnessing positive psychology for healing
Self-management of Chronic and Daily Emotional Challenges for Physical Relief
Experiential Exercises for Self Regulation

Readings

Weekly Overview
Handouts for Society and Pain
Handouts for Emotions and Pain

Quizzes

Module Quiz: Society
Module Quiz: Emotional Challenges

Discussion Prompts

Discussion: Social support and pain
Positive Psychology: Applied

Videos

The Lifestyle Treadmill
Sleep and Chronic Pain
Diet and Chronic Pain
Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Chronic Pain
Chemicals: Medication, Smoking, Alcohol and Recreational Drug Use
Daily routines (Activity Level, Balance, Pacing, Timing, and Variation)
Video Exercise: Guided Relaxation
Environmental Risks and their Impact on Chronic Pain
Motor Vehicle Accidents and Chronic Pain
Personal Accidents and Chronic Pain
Medical and Dental Treatment Risks and Chronic Pain
Infection Risk: Staying Clean, Infection Free, and Healthy
Pollution: Air, Noise, Vibration, and Weather
Protect Yourself: Environmental Changes to Prevent Chronic Pain

Readings

Weekly Overview
Handout: Lifestyles and Pain
Handout: Environment and Pain

Quizzes

Module Quiz: The Lifestyle Realm
Module Quiz: The Environment

Discussion Prompts

Discussion: Lifestyle Improvements
Discussion: Environmental Circumstances

Videos

Restoring Wellbeing: The Roles of Hope and Purpose in Recovering from Chronic Pain
The Perils of Perception: The Effects of Stress on Mind, Body, and Emotions
Coming Back to Yourself: The Efficacy of Compassion and Mindfulness
Exercises: Breathing, Relaxation, and Mindfulness Meditation
Last Scroll: The Blessing of Love v2 Last
Outcome Present State Test (OPT) Model
Knowledge Representation and Framing
Clinical Reasoning Web
Listening and Understanding People's Stories
Creating and Activating Clinical Reasoning Dynamics
The Complementary Nature of Problems and Outcomes
The Four Cs of Clinical Judgment
Last Scroll: The Leaning Tower and Fear v2

Readings

Weekly Overview
Handout: Spirit and Pain
Handout: The Patient's Story

Quizzes

Module Quiz: Spirit: Gaining insight, hope, and purpose
Module Quiz: The Patient's Story

Discussion Prompts

Discussion: Effects of Stress
Understanding the patient's story

Videos

Addressing Issues the with our Current Health Care System
Implementing Transformative Care: The Case of Mona Lisa
What Interventions Work for Chronic Pain?
What about Opioids to Prevent Chronic Pain?
What about Surgery to Prevent Chronic Pain?
Developing a Transformative Treatment Plan
Integrated Health Coaching
Take-home Messages about Chronic Pain
Transformative Care: Patient Interview 1: Janet
Transformative Care: Patient Interview 2: Brianna
Provider Interview: Dr. Karen Lawson
Provider Interview: Dr. Miles Belgrade
Provider Interview: Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf
Provider Interview: Dr. Mary Jo Kreitzer
Provider Interview: Dr. Matt Monsein
Provider Interview: Dr. Bill Manahan
Why improve our health care system?
Barriers to improving health care
Transforming our health care system
Who can improve the health care system?

Readings

Weekly Overview
Handout: Implementing Transformative Care
Handout: Improving the health care system
Course Evaluation

Quizzes

Module Quiz: Transformative Health Care

Discussion Prompts

Discussion: Transformative Care
Discussion: Changing Health Care

Evaluation process

The Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach certification syllabus makes learners go through graded quizzes and score 80% or higher for certification.

Instructors

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: How much time per week do I need to dedicate to the Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach online course?

The amount of time you need to dedicate to the course will vary depending on your learning style and how much time you have available. However, most people find that they need to spend 2-3 hours per week on the course.

2: Are there any case studies or real-life examples included in the course?

Yes, there are case studies as well as interviews with patients who have suffered chronic pain.

3: Is the Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach online certification course based on scientific research and evidence?

Yes, the course is based on scientific research and evidence. The course materials are drawn from a variety of sources, including peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and government reports.

4: Is there a discussion forum or any form of interaction with other participants?

Yes, there is a discussion forum where you can interact with other participants in the course. This is a great way to share ideas and learn from others.

5: Is there a specific schedule for the course, or can I study at my own pace?

The course is self-paced, so you can study at your own pace.