The course is offered in fall semesters and meets in room 1495 BST on Mondays from 3:00 – 5:00. (2 semester hours)
Course Director: Dr. Michael Gold – msg22@pitt.edu
This course provides attendees with vocabulary and knowledge about anatomy, physiology, mechanisms and modulation of pain. This fundamental knowledge is complemented by assigned readings from the literature and clinical presentations about pain syndromes and pain management.
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Pain Models Schedule Fall 2023
| Date | Topic | Faculty |
| 28-Aug | Pain Taxonomy – History/Nociceptors | Koerber/Koerber-Ross |
| 11-Sept | Dorsal horn/Ascending circuits | Koerber/Ross |
| 18-Sept | Supraspinal circuits /Descending pathways | Ross/Taylor |
| 25-Sept | Injury-induced changes in Nociceptors/Dorsal horn | Albers/Seal |
| 2-Oct | Low Back Pain | Sowa/Vo |
| 9-Oct | Neuropathic pain | Wasan/Gold |
| 16-Oct | Itch and Pain | Kaplan/Ross |
| 23-Oct | Cancer pain | Nilsen/Scheff |
| 30-Oct | Visceral pain | Levinthal/Davis |
| 6-Nov | Perioperative pain | Ibinson/Gold |
| 13-Nov | SFN Meeting | NO CLASS |
| 20-Nov | Pain and substance use disorder | Merlin/Taylor |
| 27-Nov | Psychosocial factors and pain | Jarquin/Ross |
| 4-Dec | Orofacial pain-Headache | Kaniecki/Gold |
| 13-Dec | Final paper due |