Class Schedule, Winter 2001
Mon 3:30 - 6:30 p.m., 2232 Bioengineering
Center
| DAY | DATE | TOPIC | INSTRUCTOR, MTL. COVERED |
| M | 1-8 | Introduction
to course.
Membrane potentials. Action potentials. Synapses. Structure of the nervous system. |
JMC
Ch. 8, Vander Ch. 8, Vander |
| M | 1-15 | Martin Luther King Observance. University Holiday. No class. | |
| M | 1-22 | Sensory nervous
system : An overview.
Nociceptors: structure and function. |
JMC, Ch.
9, Vander
Ch. 24, Kandell et al and handout |
| M | 1-29 | The spinal cord in nociception. | JMC, Ch. 24, Kandell et al and handout |
| M | 2-5 | The spinal
cord and brain in nociception.
Pain modulation pathways. |
JMC, Ch. 24, Kandel et al and handout |
| M | 2-12 | Opioids and NSAIDs. | JMC |
| M | 2-19 | Non-pharmacological pain treatment. | TBA |
| M | 2-26 | EXAM #1 - OPEN BOOK | |
| M | 3-5 | Joint Pain and Muscle Pain. | JMC, Ciba books, handout |
| M | 3-12 | SPRING RECESS. | |
| M | 3-19 | Cancer pain and its treatment. | Linda Vanni, handout |
| M | 3-26 | Back pain and sciatica. | JMC, Ciba book, handout |
| M | 4-2 | Back pain and sciatica - research topics. | Drs. Ozaktay, Chen, Kallakuri |
| M | 4-9 | Neck pain
and whiplash.
Shoulder pain. |
JMC, handout
TBA, handout |
| M | 4-16 | Visceral Pain. Headache. | TBA, handout |
| M | 4-23 | Psychological Aspects of Pain. | Dr. Altier |
| M | 4-30 | EXAM #2 - OPEN BOOK |