Optimising the Management of Pain


Session 1 Patient Centred Pain Care
  • Changing perspectives on pain management

    Drs Tim Semple and Malcolm Hogg, Australian Pain Society

    Presented in the opening address for the seminar by Dr Malcolm Hogg


    Changing perspectives on pain management [download]
  • A National Initiative for implementing acute pain management evidence in Australian hospital emergency departments

    Keynote presentation delivered by Scott Bennetts, National Health and Medical Research Council & Joanna Richardson, Austin Health VIC


    A National Initiative for implementing acute pain management evidence in Australian hospital emergency departments [download]
  • Pain in the silent majority: the forgotten older population
    Invited presentation delivered by Prof Stephen Gibson, National Ageing Research Institute
    Pain in the silent majority: the forgotten older population [download]
Session 2 Improving the Delivery of Pain Services
  • Establishing a Specialist Multidisciplinary Service for the Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain Disorders: Bridging the Gap between Evidence and Practice

    Dr Melanie Newton, Clinical Psychologist, Peel and Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health Service

    Rockingham General Hospital WA

     


    Establishing a Specialist Multidisciplinary Service for the Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain Disorders: Bridging the Gap between Evidence and Practice [download]
  • Pain Management at Home Whilst on a Transitional Aged Care Program

    Sue Driscoll, Pharmacist, Transitional Aged Care Team, Community Health

    St Vincents Hospital Sydney NSW

    Presentation not available.  Please contact presenter directly.


    Pain Management at Home Whilst on a Transitional Aged Care Program [download]
  • Acute Pain Management Services in the Private Sector
    Rhonda Luby, Nurse Educator, St George Private Hospital, NSW
    Acute Pain Management Services in the Private Sector [download]
  • Interdisciplinary pain management can work in private practice

    Dr Jacqui Stanford, Psychologist, EmpoweRehab, VIC

    Nick Economos, Physiotherapist, EmpoweRehab, VIC


    Interdisciplinary pain management can work in private practice [download]
Session 3 Putting People at the Heart of Pain Assessment
  • Development of a pain assessment tool for those with cognitive impairment
    Diana Clayton, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Falls Prevention Service, Peninsula Health
    Development of a pain assessment tool for those with cognitive impairment [download]
  • Communicating Pain - the expression and identification of pain in people with disabilities and complex communication needs
    Marie Huska, Health Planner, SCOPE, Vic
    Communicating Pain - the expression and identification of pain in people with disabilities and complex communication needs [download]
  • Preparatory Education Program - Understanding Pain (PEP-UP): a new way to meet the demands of complex pain referrals in our service

    David Manning, Clinical Co-ordinator of the Musculoskeletal Team, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

    Bendigo Health, VIC


    Preparatory Education Program - Understanding Pain (PEP-UP): a new way to meet the demands of complex pain referrals in our service [download]
Session 4 Improving Clinical Outcomes
  • We already do it....don't we?

    Leonie Burdack, Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Department

    The Canberra Hospital, ACT


    We already do it....don't we? [download]
  • Optimizing the administration of Ketamine for post-operative pain management

    Nicholas Yacopetti, Clinical Nurse Consultant - Acute Pain Management

    St Vincent's Public Hospital, NSW


    Optimizing the administration of Ketamine for post-operative pain management [download]
  • Google, Facebook and Pain - the role of Technology for Pain Management
    Peter Kennedy, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, New Zealand
    Google, Facebook and Pain - the role of Technology for Pain Management [download]

Session 5 Changing States and Pain Management
  • ACI Pain Management Network - Progressing toward an Integrated Model of Care in NSW
    Opening Address delivered by Fiona Hodson, Agency for Clinical Innovation, NSW Health
    ACI Pain Management Network - Progressing toward an Integrated Model of Care in NSW [download]
  • Change the State of Pain Management or Changing Pain Management in the State?

    Invited Presentation delivered by Prof Julia Fleming

    Director, The Professor Tess Cramond Multidisciplinary Pain Centre

    Chair, Persistent Pain Statewide Steering Committee

    Access Improvement Service, Queensland Health


    Change the State of Pain Management or Changing Pain Management in the State? [download]
  • Persistent Pain: not an inevitable part of growing old
    Paul Murdoch, Vice-President, Australian Pain Management Association Inc
    Persistent Pain: not an inevitable part of growing old [download]
  • SPAASMS - A score-card to monitor Clinical Outcomes in managing patients with persistent pain
    Dr Farzana Mitra, Senior Medical and Clinical Manager, Queensland Health
    SPAASMS - A score-card to monitor Clinical Outcomes in managing patients with persistent pain [download]
  • Optimising the use of analgesics in pain management

    Jeff Elliott, Assistant Manager, Practice Systems Team, Quality Use of Medicines Program

    NPS:  Better Choices, Better Health


    Optimising the use of analgesics in pain management [download]
Session 6 Children and Pain
  • Children. Safety and Analgesia - a Hospital Wide Approach

    Dr Gillian Sneddon, Advanced Clinical Practice Consultant - Pain Management

    Women's and Children's Hospital, SA


    Children. Safety and Analgesia - a Hospital Wide Approach [download]
  • The Treatment of Pain in Children

    Mia Chong, Area Paediatric Clinical Nurse Consultant

    Sydney & South West Sydney Local Health Network, NSW


    The Treatment of Pain in Children [download]
  • Integration of PS9 in the development of new paediatric sedation guidelines for the management of painful and distressing diagnostic/therapeutic interventions

    Megan James, Clinical Nurse Consultant

    Sydney Children's Hospital, NSW


    Integration of PS9 in the development of new paediatric sedation guidelines for the management of painful and distressing diagnostic/therapeutic interventions [download]
  • Sydney Children's Hospital (SCH) Multidisciplinary Team Rehabilitation Program

    Dr Meg Goodison Farnsworth, Clinical Psychologist, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, NSW

    Dr Maline Glogauer, Clinical Psychologist, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, NSW


    Sydney Children's Hospital (SCH) Multidisciplinary Team Rehabilitation Program [download]
Session 7 Support and Education for Patients
  • Clinical Data Collection in the Cyber Age: The Transition from Paper to Digital Clinical Questionnaires for a Paediatric Chronic Pain Service

    David Anderson, CNC Acute/Chronic Pain Service, Department of Pain & Palliative Care

    Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, NSW 


    Clinical Data Collection in the Cyber Age: The Transition from Paper to Digital Clinical Questionnaires for a Paediatric Chronic Pain Service [download]
  • Is dividing and conquering better than one size fits all?

    Doanna Png. Independent Learning Project Medical Student

    Paediatric Pain Research Team

    Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine

    Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, NSW


    Is dividing and conquering better than one size fits all? [download]
  • Chronic Pain Support Group: An innovative partnership between KCHS and Eastern Health
    Edmond Wong, Team Coordinator, Knox Community Health Service, VIC
    Chronic Pain Support Group: An innovative partnership between KCHS and Eastern Health [download]
  • Pain Support Groups: peers engaging peers validate the lived experience
    Elizabeth Carrigan, Secretary, Australian Pain Management Association
    Pain Support Groups: peers engaging peers validate lived experience [download]
  • Pain Link helpline: Peer support for pain Australia-wide
    Wendy Caldwell, President, Australian Pain Management Association Inc
    Pain Link helpline: Peer support for pain Australia-wide [download]