Objective:  To synergize the pain educational activities at the University of Iowa by bringing together faculty expertise, clinical experiences, coursework, and formal and informal educational opportunities and activities to inform, improve, and infuse education on pain assessment, measurement, and treatment into both collegiate curricula and clinical practice at Iowa.

Main Activities:

• To develop enduring e-learning pain modules as training and educational resources for medical, dental, nursing, mental health, physical therapy, pharmacy, and other health professions.
  • Case 1: Acute Injury Farm Accident with Chronic Pain (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016)
  • Case 2: Older Adult with Frozen Shoulder and Chronic Pain (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2016)
  • Case 3: Older Adult with Total Knee Arthroplasty (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2016)
• To advance the assessment, diagnosis and safe treatment of pain.
• To implement, evaluate and disseminate educational advancements.