Pain Management Certificate
Online CertificateLearn and apply interprofessional approaches to pain management to improve healthcare delivery in clinical and integrative settings
This robust certificate will take an interprofessional approach to pain management, bringing together perspectives from clinical and integrative health professionals.
With successful completion of all five courses, you will earn a Certificate in Pain Management from MCPHS.
- Fully online program.
- Complex patient case studies illustrate how concepts are applied in practice.
- Includes self-paced content and live virtual sessions with pain management experts.
- Delivered by MCPHS health professions faculty and community health care leaders practicing pain management.
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This program is designed for healthcare professionals, including pharmacists, acupuncturists, dental hygienists, dentists, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, physicians, physician assistants, psychiatrists, and social workers. Practicing clinicians will benefit the most from this certificate. A fundamental understanding of medicine and/or prior education in clinical sciences is recommended to have the best learning experience. Participants will benefit from the interprofessional model, learning from other disciplines and building a community to share ideas and resources. Upon completion of the Certificate in Pain Management, students will be better prepared to apply their understanding of the interprofessional model in acute pain, cancer pain, chronic non-cancer pain, hospice, and palliative care settings.
The fully online program includes self-paced content and live virtual sessions with pain management experts. The program consists of four courses that may be taken individually. Participants who wish to earn a certificate must complete all four courses. Our live virtual sessions are recorded and made available to our participants who have a schedule conflict or would like to view them again. These courses do not need to be taken sequentially, though it is strongly recommended that participants start with Course 1 to gain the foundational knowledge for the other courses.
- Course 1 | Foundations of Pain: An Interprofessional Lens
- Course 2 | The Role of Opioids in Pain Management
- Course 3 | Advancing Comprehensive Pain Care: Multifaceted Strategies for Advocacy, Integration, and Sociocultural Awareness
- Course 4 | Organizational Aspects of Pain Management
Paulina
| Pain Management Certificate Student"This course unpacked the complexities of pain management through a holistic and interprofessional approach. I will take the lessons of this course with me, putting the patient and their needs first, and working with others to conduct a thorough needs assessment."
Carrie
| Pain Management Certificate Student"The interprofessional focus of this course resonated with me, and addressed the importance of an interprofessional team to manage pain. Additionally, this course deepened my understanding of how medication impacts my patients' daily life."