Managing chronic non malignant pain

Presentations

  1. Chronic pain – epidemiology and definitions
  2. Value of pain education – part 1
  3. Value of pain education – part 2
  4. Recognising chronic pain and conducting a pain assessment
  5. Pharmacology including prescribing and de-prescribing, co-morbidities and polypharmacy
  6. Psychosocial and functional treatments
  7. Managing the consultation in primary care

1. Chronic pain – epidemiology and definitions (17 minutes)

1: epidemology and definitions

2a. Value of pain education – part 1 (33 minutes)

2a: Value of pain education and validation

2b. Value of pain education – part 2 (25 minutes)

Value of pain education and validation

3. Recognising chronic pain and conducting a pain assessment (38 minutes)

3: Recognising chronic pain and conducting a pain assessment

4. Pharmacology including prescribing and de-prescribing, co-morbidities and polypharmacy (1 hour)

4: Pharmacology including prescribing & de-prescribing

5. Psychosocial and functional treatments (44 minutes)

5: Psychosocial and functional treatments

6. Managing the consultation in primary care (39 minutes)

6: Managing the consultation in primary care

Managing chronic non-malignant pain in Primary Care

Seminar held 23 May 2018.

Facilitator

Fiona Corbin Advisor, PHARMAC Seminars, Clinical Advisory Pharmacist, Whanganui hospital

Invited speakers 

Introducing the team from Pain Management Centre, Burwood Hospital, Christchurch

Dr Ian Holding - GP, Musculosketal Pain Specialist
Dr John Alchin - Pain Physician
Bronny Trewin - Clinical Psychologist
Dr Jessica Mills - Clinical Psychologist
Lynne Scott - Senior Physiotherapist

These presentations are provided for professional development purposes for the benefit of qualified health practitioners and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of PHARMAC. PHARMAC accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided.