National Pain Summit - a call to action
More than 200 delegates representing 130 organisations attending the National Pain Summit in Parliament House, Canberra on Thursday March 11 have united to back the world’s first National Pain Strategy and called on the Federal and state governments to implement its recommendations.
A campaign to destigmatise chronic pain and the introduction of standardised interdisciplinary pain management networks are two of the key recommendations of the Summit opened by the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon. Nicola Roxon.
The National Pain Strategy is the result of collaboration between delegates at the meeting - leading authorities in pain medicine, other healthcare professionals, industry, funders and consumer groups.
The speakers on the program included leading international pain specialists and from respected health economist Helen Owens, who has been battling cancer pain for 16 years, and swimming great Kieren Perkins who spoke about his wife Symantha’s experiences with chronic pain from a carer’s perspective.
The day began with a scene-setting video in which pain patients told of their experiences with pain and the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Dr Penny Briscoe and the head of the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s pain services, Dr Malcolm Hogg, outlined the need for better pain management in Australia.
Two media releases were issued at the Summit:
Summit calls for Government action on pain (Thursday March 11, 2010)
and
Pain management on national radar for the first time (Thursday March 11, 2010)
The following media coverage ensued:
Television
ABC1 (National Australia) 7:30 Report (Kerry OBrien) - 11/03/2010 - 07:46 PM
Channel 7 (National Australia) Early News - 11/03/2010 - 05:41 AM
Channel 7 (National Australia) Sunrise (David Koch and Melissa Doyle) - 11/03/2010 - 06:04 AM
Channel 7 (National Australia) Sunrise (David Koch and Melissa Doyle) - 11/03/2010 - 07:33 AM
Channel 9 (National Australia) Today (Lisa Wilkinson and Karl Stefanovic) - 11/03/2010 - 08:03 AM
Channel 7 (National Australia) The Morning Show (Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies) - 11/03/2010 - 09:29 AM
Radio
Radio National (National Australia) The World Today (Eleanor Hall) - 11/03/2010 - 12:36 PM
ABC NewsRadio (National Australia) Drive (John Barron) - 11/03/2010 - 04:15 PM
2UE (Sydney) Mornings (Steve Liebmann) - 12/03/2010 - 10:10 AM
2GB (Sydney) Breakfast (Andrew Moore) - 11/03/2010 - 07:44 AM
ABC 666 Canberra (Canberra) Breakfast (Ross Solly) - 11/03/2010 - 08:45 AM
ABC 666 Canberra (Canberra) Morning (Alex Sloan) - 11/03/2010 - 10:05 AM
6PR (Perth) Drive (Howard Sattler) - 11/03/2010 - 05:08 PM
2CC (Canberra) Drive (Mike Welsh) - 11/03/2010 - 05:20 PM
ABC South East NSW (Bega) South East Mornings (Tim Holt) - 10/03/2010 - 09:49 AM
ABC Illawarra (Wollongong) Mornings (Steve Parsons) - 12/03/2010 - 09:24 AM
ABC 702 Sydney (National Australia) Nightlife (Tony Delroy) - 12/03/2010 - 01:42 AM
2SM (Sydney) 05:30 News - 11/03/2010 - 05:31 AM
2GB (Sydney) 06:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 06:02 AM
Curtin FM (Perth) 06:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 06:03 AM
2SM (Sydney) 07:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 07:01 AM
STAR FM 91.9 (Bendigo) 07:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 07:01 AM
4TO FM (Townsville) 07:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 07:01 AM
Triple M (Sydney) 07:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 07:05 AM
Triple M (Melbourne) 07:00 News - 11/03/10 - 07.02AM
Triple M (Sydney) 07:30 News - 11/03/2010 - 07:29 AM
FM104.7 (Canberra) 07:30 News - 11/03/2010 - 07:34 AM
HO FM (Hobart) 08:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 08:03 AM
2GO FM (Gosford) 08:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 08:03 AM
Vega 95.3FM (Sydney) 08:30 News - 11/03/2010 - 08:31 AM
FM104.7 (Canberra) 08:30 News - 11/03/2010 - 08:35 AM
2GB (Sydney) 09:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 09:03 AM
2GB (Sydney) 10:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 10:01 AM
2GB (Sydney) 11:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 11:02 AM
4TO FM (Townsville) 12:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 12:00 PM
2GZ (Orange) Rural News - 11/03/2010 - 12:07 PM
2CC (Canberra) 18:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 06:01 PM
HEART FM (Hobart) 13:00 News - 11/03/2010 1 PM
2CC (Canberra) 15:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 03:01 PM
2CC (Canberra) 16:30 News - 11/03/2010 - 04:30 PM
2CC (Canberra) 18:00 News - 11/03/2010 - 18:01PM
AAP Newswire - National 11/03/2010
Herald Sun (Melbourne) 11/03/2010
Canberra Times 12/03/2010
The Age 12/03/10
Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 11/3/2010
Cairns Post 11/03/2010
Border Mail (Albury Wodonga) 11/03/2010
Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga) 11/03/2010
Australian Online Policy (APO.org.au) 17/03/2010
Canberra Times 22/03/2010
