Master's degree in Clinical and Basic Aspects of Pain

Basic Information

What knowledge will I acquire with this Master?

The Master's Degree in Clinical and Basic Aspects of Pain is conceived as a program that offers students the training of professionals trained to work in the field of pain, in its different aspects.

Is this degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), starting the first course in the academic year 2022-23

Final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Is it necessary to pass an access test?

It is not necessary.

What is the minimum number of credits for which I can enroll?

You can see it in the rules of permanence in this link

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Objectives

The general objective of the program is the training of professionals trained to work in the field of pain, in its different aspects. Thus, and always respecting the professional skills that the law grants to each of the qualifications, depending on the original training (doctors, nursing staff, physiotherapists, psychologists, pharmacists, dentists, podiatrists, etc.) and the subjects studied Within the Master, the graduate will be able to develop their activity in the following areas:

Study of mechanisms, causes and therapeutic approaches to pain.
Participation in a multidisciplinary approach to pain treatment and in specialized hospital units (acute and chronic pain units)
In the out-of-hospital environment: in Primary Care, pain is also the first cause of consultation, therefore, specialized training is also of interest to health professionals who carry out their activity in other environments (outpatient consultations, rehabilitation centers, geriatric centers , pharmacy offices, rural clinics, etc..).

In any case, in the field of health care, the professional activities that graduate students may develop related to the Master's Degree, as well as their limitations, will be determined by the professional training of each student's degree of origin.

Competences

BASIC SKILLS

CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context

CB7 - That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study

CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments

CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way

CB10 - That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

CG1 - Have a deep and broad knowledge of neurotransmission and its pathophysiological alterations.

CG2 - Know the general bases of managing technologies, tools and techniques for diagnosis and treatment.

CG3 - Know the bases of pain evaluation.

CG4 - Being able to identify and analyze alterations in sensory perception

CG5 - Be able to develop explanatory models based on observable experience and critical analysis.

CG6 - Integrate the basic and clinical aspects involved in the knowledge of the determinants of pain.

CG7 - Being able to capture the results of their research and/or care work in documents that allow the dissemination, debate and exploitation of the results thereof.

CG8 - Know the ethical aspects specifically related to pain research

CG9 - Being able to self-diagnose deficiencies and needs in: acquisition, understanding, application of knowledge, in the ability to make judgments and in the ability to communicate.

CG10 - Obtain and synthesize pertinent information about the problems that afflict patients with pain and understand the content of this information.

CG11 - Know how to use information and communication technologies in clinical, therapeutic, preventive and research activities.

CG12 - Know, critically assess and use biomedical information search and retrieval systems in the field of pain, to obtain, organize, interpret and communicate clinical, scientific and health information.

TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES

CT01 - Improve Linguistic and Communicative Competences in the Academic Field. Perfect the Oratory. Be able to communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, in different professional situations (with patients and their families, other professionals and the media).

CT02 - Acquire Comprehension and Written Expression of Scientific Texts.

CT03 - Perform Graphic Communication in Technical Documents.

CT04 - Manage information effectively, using critical reasoning.

CT05 - Promote Interpersonal Relations, Leadership and Teamwork.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

CE01 - Know the development of current lines of research on pain and its impact on the development of research in this field.

CE02 - Recognize the impact of the new molecular bases of neural signaling on the possibilities of pain research.

CE03 - Integrate the new pharmacological therapeutic guidelines in complex pathologies that cause pain.

CE04 - Know the recent advances in invasive and non-invasive techniques that allow the approach of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of pathological processes that cause pain.

CE05 - Know and apply the research methodology in the study of pain.

CE06 - Know the legislation on the design and conduct of studies in biomedicine, with special emphasis on bioethical aspects and the peculiarities of clinical trials focused on pain and analgesia.

CE07 - Know the recent genetic and molecular advances that allow us to explain the pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of pain.

CE08 - Demonstrate ability to locate, access and critically review the scientific literature in the area of knowledge.

CE09 - Design and lead a research project in the area of pain, as well as be able to write and discuss a scientific article in the scope of a specialized journal in the area.

CE10 - Understand and recognize the anatomical and physiological mechanisms that regulate the perception of pain in physiological conditions.

CE11 - Understand and recognize the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the development of pain.

CE12 - Recognize and understand the main pathological entities that cause pain in clinical practice.

CE13 - Understand the fundamentals of action, indications and efficacy of therapeutic interventions in pain, based on the available scientific evidence.

CE14 - Always respecting the professional skills granted by the degree of origin (degree, diploma or bachelor's degree), the student will be able to apply this knowledge to their professional practice for the benefit of patients and/or they will be able to investigate, contribute and expand the scientific knowledge of the mechanisms involved in pain and analgesia.

CE15 - Know the structure and cell function. Biomolecules. Cellular communication. excitable membranes.

CE16 - Understand and recognize the normal structure and function of the central and peripheral nervous system, at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organic and system levels.

CE17 - Know the basic concepts of biostatistics and its application to medical sciences. Understand and interpret statistical data in the medical literature. Be able to design and carry out simple statistical studies using computer programs and interpret the results.

Admission and enrollment

Admission:

The requirements for access to the proposed title are according to article 18, of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28:

Possession of an official Spanish Graduate or Graduate university degree or equivalent is a condition for accessing a Master's Degree, or, where appropriate, having another University Master's degree, or titles of the same level as the Spanish Bachelor's or Master's degree issued by universities and higher education institutions in an EHEA country that in that country allow access to Master's degrees.
In the same way, people in possession of titles from educational systems that are not part of the EHEA, which are equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, will be able to access a Master's Degree in the Spanish university system, without the need for homologation of the title, but verification by of the university of the level of training that they imply, as long as in the country where said title was issued it allows access to university postgraduate level studies. In no case will access through this route imply the homologation of the previous degree held by the person concerned or its recognition for other purposes than that of carrying out the Master's degree.

GENERAL ACCESS CRITERIA:

The specific qualifications that will facilitate access to the Master are the following:

Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Psychology, Veterinary Medicine, Chemistry, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry and in general all degrees related to Health Sciences.

The selection of students, where appropriate, will be based on the merits of the student, through the evaluation of their curriculum vitae and an ad-hoc questionnaire created by the Academic Committee.

The Interuniversity Academic Commission formed by the director of the Master and the coordinator of the University of Cantabria, meets at the end of the application period to evaluate the students, selects those admitted and draws up a list of substitutes to cover possible withdrawals.

This proposal is submitted to the competent Vice President, which is ultimately responsible for the final admission of the student.

Recommended requirements:

The recommended entry profile for taking the master's degree "Clinical and basic aspects of pain" is to be in possession of one of the following qualifications:

Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Psychology, Veterinary Medicine, Chemistry, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry and in general all degrees related to Health Sciences.

To take advantage of the degree, applicants should have an entry profile in which skills and prior knowledge must be related mainly to degrees in health and life sciences. Applicants should have studied subjects such as physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology during their original degree.

Selection of applicants:

Assessment of the student's curriculum, based on their professional experience, their projection in relation to the objectives of the master's degree, as well as their academic record.

The questionnaire that will be used for the evaluation of applications is available to the student on the pre-registration platform for the Master, with which they know perfectly well which are the points that will be valued by the commission at the time of pre-registration.

This scale, in general, is as follows:

ACADEMIC TRAINING: (UP TO 25 POINTS) (qualification is valued; record and postgraduate courses).
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: (UP TO 15 POINTS) (specialty, accredited professional courses are valued)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY: (UP TO 25 POINTS) (professional and/or research activity is valued.
MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC OR PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES RELATED TO THE FIELD OF PAIN (UP TO 5 POINTS).
OTHER MERITS THAT YOU WISH TO STATE RELATED TO YOUR INTEREST, EXPERIENCE OR WORK IN THE FIELD OF PAIN (UP TO 10 POINTS).
REASONS WHY YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS MASTER (UP TO 20 POINTS).

Offer of places: 50 seats. If the minimum number of students envisaged is not reached in a course, the University may choose not to open the teaching group.

See admission and enrollment

Training itinerary

Master's Teaching Guides

ACCESS THE COURSE GUIDES OF THE DEGREE

Training Itinerary

	a) Name of the module or subject	b) Content in credits ECTS*	c) Temporary organization: semester	d) Compulsory character or optional
635201	Anatomy and physiology of pain transmission	6	S1 + S2 (Annual)	Mandatory
635202	Diagnosis and approach therapy of the patient with pain	6	S1 + S2 (Annual)	Mandatory
635203	Pharmacological basis involved in the action of analgesics	6	S1 + S2 (Annual)	Mandatory
635204	Psychological interventions in the patient with pain	3	S1	Mandatory
635205	Basic and clinical aspects of pain	6	S1 + S2 (Annual)	Mandatory
635206	Interventional techniques in the treatment of pain	3	S2	Optional
635207	Physical medicine in the treatment of pain	3	S1	Optional
635208	Spinal mechanisms of pain and dysfunction sensorimotor	3	S1	Optional
635209	Orofacial pain	3	S1	Optional
635210	Advanced course on receptors for neurotransmitters	3	S2	Optional
635211	Psychopharmaceuticals and pain	3	S1	Optional
635212	Advances in Neuropsychopharmacology	3	S2	Optional
635213	Applied Statistics	3	S1	Optional
635214	Information methodology	3	S2	Optional
	ITINERARY I *
635215	Stay in Pain Units of participating Hospitals	18	S1 + S2 (Annual)	Mandatory
635216	Master's Thesis Itinerary I	6	S2	Mandatory
	ITINERARY II *
635217	Stay in Research Laboratories of participating Universities	18	S1 + S2 (Annual)	Mandatory
635218	Master's Thesis Itinerary II	6	S2	Mandatory
	ITINERARY III *
635219	Stay in Pharmaceutical Industries	18	S1 + S2 (Annual)	Mandatory
635220	Master's Thesis Itinerary III	6	S2	Mandatory

* The student chooses one of the three itineraries

Material resources

External Internships

The External Practices subject is part of the training itinerary of the Master. The details of the teaching guide for this subject can be consulted in the TRAINING ITINERARY section and the list of CONCERTED CENTERS on this website.
The student, at the beginning of the course, will indicate to the coordinator of the corresponding External Practices subject in which he/she has enrolled, the center and desired date for the development of said practices.

After receiving the requests of all the enrolled students, the coordinator of the subject (always in contact with the different centers) will fix these rotations and will communicate them to the student.

Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024

Mobility programs

University Master's degrees, due to their duration and characteristics, in general do not specifically contemplate the mobility of their students. However, the Rey Juan Carlos University has different mobility programs for both students and University workers (PDI and PAS) and has procedures for collecting and analyzing information on these mobility programs.

URJC Mobility

Regulation

STUDENTS

COEXISTENCE REGIME

Coexistence Regulations of the Rey Juan Carlos University for the Development of Law 3/2022, of February 24, on University Coexistence, approved by Agreement of March 30, 2023, of the Governing Council of the University

SCHOOL INSURANCE

School Insurance

ASSOCIATIONS

Regulation student associations

Quality guarantee

RUCT link

BOCM Link

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Results report

Once the monitoring of the Master's Degree has been carried out, the most relevant quantitative information on the results obtained in the monitoring of said Degree is displayed, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

2022/2023

General information collection plan

Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:

- Student profile

- Teacher evaluation

- Degree of satisfaction:

Of the students
of the graduates
From the Faculty
Administration and Services Staff

- Labor insertion

- External internships:

Satisfaction of interns
External tutor satisfaction
Employer satisfaction

Survey results:

Indicators 2022/23

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

Improvement actions 2022/23

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”