Faculty Board/ Fellowship/ Naming of the RBH Pain Clinic/ Education and Training/ Sydney 2008/VPMG Meeting/Examination/Professional/ Continuing Education Meetings/ Other Meetings of Interest/ RACS Writing Reports Workshop/ Register of Publications/ Positions Vacant

 

 

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News and Views for Fellows and Trainees
May 2008 - Issue 31

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Pain Medicine e-Newsletter

This format for Synapse is best viewed in html. This and past issues of Synapse can also be viewed on the Faculty website at http://www.anzca.edu.au/fpm/news-and-reports/synapse-newsletters

 

Welcome to the May issue of Synapse. 

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Faculty of Pain Medicine on 4 May 2008, the new Board met. 

We have implemented a new Board structure. The Board has the mandate for training and accreditation of trainees but also ongoing accreditation of Fellows. Recognising the Faculty’s responsibility to our Fellows, we have formed four portfolios with one Board member being the Chair:

• Relationships – Penny Briscoe
• Training Affairs – Brendan Moore
• Fellowship Affairs – David Jones
• Resources – Leigh Atkinson

Dr Roger Goucke stepped down as Dean of the Faculty following his two year tenure. Roger will remain committed to the ongoing development of the Faculty, and is staying on the Board. The input that Roger has given to the Faculty has been enormous. Thank you Roger!

Faculty Board

Following the declaration of the poll for election at the AGM, the Faculty Board is now constituted as follows:

Carolyn A Arnold, FAFRM (RACP)
Rupert L  Atkinson, FRACS
Dr Kerry Brandis , FANZCA (Co-opted Council Representative)
Penelope A Briscoe, FANZCA (Dean)
Milton L Cohen, FRACP
Charles R Goucke, FANZCA
Christopher Hayes, FANZCA
David Jones, FANZCA (Vice Dean)
Brendan J Moore, FANZCA
Frank J New, FRANZCP
Edward A Shipton, FANZCA

Dr Penelope Briscoe took over as Dean following the AGM on Sunday 4 May.  Dr David Jones (NZ) is Vice-Dean.
 

Fellowship

 
Congratulations to the following who were recently admitted to Fellowship: Dr Graham Wright, FAFOM (RACP) (SA) by election, Drs Leigh Dotchin (QLD), Peter Georgius (TAS),  Daniel Lee (VIC), Alice Man (NSW), Duncan McKay (WA), Richard Pendleton(QLD),  by training and examination and Dr David Lindholm (VIC) by examination.

 

Naming of the Royal Brisbane Hospital Pain Clinic

 

On the 28 April 2008, the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital multidisciplinary pain clinic was renamed the "Professor Tess Cramond Multidisplinary Pain Clinic" with a ceremony at Government House in Brisbane. The Faculty congratulates Professor Cramond on this well deserved recognition of her significant contribution to Pain Medicine.

 

 

Queensland Governer, Quentin Bryce
with Prof Tess Cramond

Education and Training

Patient Education Pamphlets

 

A Patient Education Pamphet on Facet Joint Injections and Medial Branch Blocks was accepted for promulgation through the Faculty Website in .pdf format.  The Faculty plans to develop a number of these documents for use by Fellows in the informed consent process and to provide information for patients.

 

Victorian Medical Specialist Training Forum

 
A Forum to begin to plan the development of an integrated and sustainable medical specialist training system for Victoria into the future across a range of public, private and community settings was convened by the Victorian Department of Human Services on 8 May.  The Faculty was represented by Dr Malcolm Hogg.

 

Sydney 2008

Refresher Course Day

The Faculty's Annual Refresher Course Day at the Australian National Maritime Museum on 2 May 2008 was a great success with a record number of delegates. Over 190 registrants enjoyed the program which focused on  Pain and Opioids, put together by Charles Brooker. 

The opening session started with the 2008 FPM Foundation Visitor, Professor Quinn Hogan, and the New South Wales Visitor (Pain Medicine) Professor Linda Watkins.

Photos, abstracts and slides from the Refresher Course Day are available on the Faculty Website at: http://www.anzca.edu.au/fpm/events/fpm-events/.

Thank you to all who supported this event.

 

Annual Dinner

The Faculty's Annual Dinner was held in the Art Gallery of New South Wales and attendees were given the opportunity to view the Archibald Prize including the painting of the late Heath Ledger by Melbourne artist Vincent Fantauzzo, which won the Peoples Choice category. The Dinner Speaker, Mr Jethro Lyne, gave a very entertaining and interesting presentation on medieval art.  

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Penny Briscoe presented Dr Roger Goucke with a World Atlas and Shorter Oxford English Dictionary in appreciation of his hard work during his term as Dean.

Annual Scientific Meeting

 

Videos and photos from the ANZCA/FPM/JFICM annual scientific meeting are now available for viewing at http://www.anzca.edu.au/events/asm/asm2008

Scientific Program

The Faculty's ASM program was held on Saturday 3 May 2008 and Sunday 4 May 2008 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was well attended. Our thanks go to Dr Charles Brooker, FPM Scientific Convenor for his coordination of this strong pain program and to the local and international speakers for their contributions.

 

 

Trainee Lunch

The Faculty invited all Pain Medicine trainees registered for the ASM to attend a buffet lunch during the ASM with the aim of providing an opportunity for FPM Trainees to get together.  New Fellow and 2006 Barbara Walker Prize Winner, Dr Mark Schutze gave a presentation on "How to Survive your Pain Medicine Training"and encouraged the group to form an email discussion group.

The Dean (Dr Roger Goucke), Supervisor of SoTs (Dr Tim Semple) and the Executive Officer (Helen Morris) also attended to respond to questions about the training program.  It has been agreed to incorporate a trainee lunch at future ASMs.

 

College Ceremony

Dean's Prize/Free Papers Prize Session

The Faculty's Free Papers session was held on Sunday 4 May.  A number of abstracts were submitted for the Dean’s Prize and Faculty Free Papers session.  Winners were announced at the Faculty AGM.  Congratulations go to:

Paul Wrigley (NSW): Winner of the Dean's Prize for 2008 for his presentation "Somatosensory cortical reorganisation associated with neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury"

Allyson Browne (WA): Winner of the Inaugural Best Free Paper Award 2008 for her presentation "A prospective investigation of the prevalence of persistent pain following traumatic injury".

Dr Roger Goucke congratulates
Dr Paul Wrigley

Victorian Pain Management Group (VPMG)

The Faculty of Pain Medicine in conjunction with the Victorian Pain Management Group, held an educational evening at ANZCA House on 8 May.  The meeting was supported by Orphan Australia. The guest speaker, Dr Robert Blackshear, MD, President, CEO and Founder, White River Anesthesia Associates, Inc., Branson, Missouri, USA spoke on “Early Clinical Experience with a new Epidural Analgesic: Depodur in the Postoperative Setting”.

Anyone interested in helping to plan future FPM/VPMG meetings is asked to contact the Faculty Office.  This is not an onerous task but we would be grateful for help.

 

Examinations

2008 FPM Examination

 
Venues and dates for the 2008 Pre Exam Short Course and Examination have now been confirmed:

Pre-examination Short Course:

11-12 September 2008
Royal Adelaide Hospital
South Australia

 
Examination Dates:

26 - 28 November 2008
St Vincent's Hospital, NSW

Closing date for Registration for the Examination:

10 October 2008

 

2007 Examination Report

The 2007 Examination Report is now available for downloading on the website. This and previous year’s reports can be viewed at http://www.anzca.edu.au/fpm/trainees/2007%20%20Exam%20Report%20with%20appendix.pdf

 

 

Professional

 

Faculty Regulations

 

At the 1 May Board Meeting, the Board finalised a revision of the Administrative Instructions, now to be known as Regulations. 

 

Professional Documents

 

The Faculty has provided input to the revision of ANZCA/FPM Professional Document PS3 Guidelines for the Management of Major Regional Analgesia and ANZCA/JFICM/FPM Professional Document PS49 Guidelines on the Health of Specialists and Trainees. 

The Board resolved to endorse Professional Document PS9 Guidelines on Sedation and/or Analgesia for Diagnostic and Interventional Medical or Surgical Procedures in place of PS48 Statement on clinical Principles for Procedural Sedation.  Training units are referred to this document.

 

Memorandum of Understanding with Participating Colleges

 
A Memorandum of Understanding has now been signed by the Presidents of the five participating Colleges.  The purpose of the this agreement is to further the aims and objectives of the Faculty and to facilitate communication and collaboration between the five founding Colleges.

Opioid Prescribing

 
The Faculty has provided feedback on the RACP/AChAM working paper: "Improving management of people with chronic non-malignant pain and opioid drug dependence".  The common theme is to call for better management of persistent pain and there are calls for a government taskforce to be established to look at the broader issues.

 

Corporate Affairs

 

Strategic Planning

At the May 1 Board meeting, the Board reviewed progress of the strategic objectives developed in July 2006.  Good progress has been made over the last two years against the Strategic Plan, which has been useful in directing Board activity.

Board Assessments

Assessment of individual Board Member performance and the efficacy of the Board will be addressed as part of the governance process.  A Workshop on Board responsibility will be held in association with a Board meeting later in the year.

Regional Committees

Following the successful formation of the Queensland Regional Committee, Fellows in other regions with an interest in forming a Regional Committee are encouraged to contact the Executive Officer or a local Board Member.

 

Continuing Education Meetings

Spring Meeting 2008, Ayers Rock

The 2008 Spring Meeting at Voyages Ayers Rock Resort, on 18–20 September 2008 has received a huge response,  if you are intending to register for this meeting please note places are limited to 250 and we have already received over 80 registrants.  The meeting will be held in conjunction with the ANZCA/ASA/NZSA Acute Pain SIG and the IASP Acute Pain SIG. The theme is “Pain at the Centre ” and the scientific program will aim to highlight just some of the areas where the boundaries of acute and chronic pain merge, and when input into pain management from anaesthetists as well as acute and chronic pain clinicians will lead to better patient outcomes.  Further information is available from Mr Fred Porter, Conference Secretariat on +61 3 9510 6299 or email: asm@anzca.edu.au 

ASM 2009, Cairns

Dr Jason Ray is the FPM Scientific Convenor for this meeting and organisation of the program is underway.  Dr Andrew Rice (UK) has accepted the invitation as the FPM Foundation Visitor and Dr Steven Passik (US) has accepted the invitation as the Queensland Visitor (Pain Medicine).

ASM 2010, Christchurch

Dr Jeffrey Mogil (Canada) has accepted the invitation as the FPM Foundation Visitor for the 2010 ASM in Christchurch.

 

Other Meetings of Interest

 

Change Champions Clinical Management Seminars

Date: 2007 – 2008 Program
Venue: Various states
Website: http://www.changechampions.com.au/
 

12^th World Congress on Pain 2008, Scotland UK

This Congress benefits those just entering the field of pain research and treatment, and those interested in updating their skills and knowledge of promising research and treatment possibilities.

You will network with – and hear from – thousands of the world’s leading experts on pain as they share their thoughts, research and findings on this critical topic.
Date: 17 - 22 August 2008
Venue: Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Theme: Network – Learn – Enjoy
Congress Organiser: iasp2008@meetingmakers.co.uk
Website: http://iasp-pain/WorldCongress

Australian Health Congress 2008

Date: 20- 21 August 2008
Venue: Dockside, cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Park, Sydney
Theme: 21st Century Healthcare for Australia
Website: www.acevents.com.au/health2008 to register interest and receive updates

National Forum on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Date: 29 - 31 October 2008
Venue: Adelaide
Theme: Safety and Quality is Everyone’s Business
Website: http://sapmea.asn.au/forumsqhc2008 to register interest and receive updates

4^th Bi annual Australian Health & Medical Research Congress

Date: 16 – 21 November 2008
Venue: Brisbane

The 2008 Australian Health & Medical Research Congress (AHMRC) will be held at the Brisbane Convention Centre. This congress will attract over 2000 registrants with over 30 societies and organisations involved.

On Thursday November 20 from 8.30-10.30 three professional societies (Australasian Society of  Clinical and  Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists, Australian Pain Society and the Faculty of Pain Medicine are sponsoring a symposium entitled "Chronic Pain and its Treatment: from molecular to clinical".

The speakers and titles are:

•  Prof. Macdonald Christie, Director of Basic Research and Pain Management Research Institute University of Sydney at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney   "Molecular basis of Pain- new targets".

•  Dr. Luke Henderson, Anatomy, University of Sydney   "Imaging as a tool for pain detection and assessment".

• Prof. Maree Smith, School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland   "Preclinical development of new drugs for pain treatment".

•  Prof. Stephan Schug, Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Western Australia and Royal Perth Hospital   "New clinical developments in pain therapy".

The symposium will allow Faculty members and trainees to update their knowledge  on the latest developments in the treatment of chronic pain. More information on the Congress can be obtained from
Website: http://www.ahmrcongress.org.au

25^th meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine 2009

Date: 28 – 31 January 2009
Venue: Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii
Website: http://www.painmed.org/annual_mtg/index.html

 

RACS Writing Reports for Court Workshop

This important half day workshop offers skills based training in preparing medical reports for use in legal matters, focusing on the fundamentals of an excellent medico legal report.  This course is being offered on Saturday 21 June 2008, places are limited so book asap.

Please note: Prior to the workshop, participants are expected to submit a report based on a designated case study. 

For more information visit:http://www.surgeons.org/WritingReportsforCourt/default.htm

Publications of Interest

New Book from IASP Press Helps Older Adults Manage Pain

Pain Management for Older Adults: A Self-Help Guide

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos and Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos, Editors
Softbound ▪ 201 pages ▪ ISBN 978-0-931092-70-1 ▪ Published April 2008

To review the Table of Contents or to order book, go to www.iasp-pain.org/olderadults

Register of Publication

The Faculty is keen to establish a register of the annual publications of its Fellows. It would be appreciated if you could email the Faculty Office at painmed@anzca.edu.au with details of any publications in 2007 and any concurrent research you are involved in. 

Positions Vacant

The Faculty is happy to advertise any positions and a number have been advertised via the website.  Details for publication should be forwarded to painmed@anzca.edu.au . 

Current positions available:

Victorian Pain Medicine Training Program

 

Applications are invited for positions in the Victorian Pain Medicine Training Program  commencing August 2008and February 2009.

Up to five, six month rotations may be available across Melbourne.  The accredited training units include the Royal Children's Hospital, the Geelong Hospital, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Barbara Walker Centre for Pain Management at St Vincent's Hospital and Bayside Pain Service: Caulfield Pain Management & Research Centre & Alfred Anaestheisa.

Further information can be found in the Positions Available section of the Faculty Website.

 

Melbourne

 

• Accredited Pain Fellow position - 6 months full time: August 2008 to February 2009 - Barbara Walker Centre for Pain Management, Melbourne.

• Locum Pain Medicine specialist part time: hours negotiable. Start immediately. End September 2008 to fill long service leave replacement.

Contact Dr Jane Trinca or Liz Clarkson (nurse unit manager) 9288 4680

 

Brisbane 

Pain Specialist Locum - 4 August to 26 September 2008. Professor Tess Cramond Multidisciplinary Pain Centre.
20 hours per week including:

• Outpatient session
• Pain Medicine Interventional session
• Attending multidisciplinary case discussions
• Assistance with Pain Medicine consultation services to other units within the hospital

Anaesthetic sessions available by negotiation.

Please contact Paul Gray on p.gray@uq.edu.au or 07 3636 8111 for further details.

 

Townsville and Gold Coast

 

• Clinical Director/Staff Specialist - Townsville

• Pain Management Specialist - Gold Coast

Further details can be found at http://www.anzca.edu.au/fpm/fellows/positions-available

 
 

Faculty Website

Fellows and Trainees are invited to provide feedback and contributions to: painmed@anzca.edu.au .

Synapse

We look forward to receiving any contributions which should be directed to the Faculty Office.

 

 

 

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