Monthly media digest: April/May 2024

03 May 2024

A digest of college news coverage for April/May 2024

ASM: Sleep could hold secret to recovery from serious injury 
 

Australian Associated Press journalist Deborah Cornwall reported on two FPM symposium presentations in an article “Sleep could hold secret to recovery from serious injury” that was syndicated by the agency to more than 60 online news sites across Australia and New Zealand on 3 May including The Canberra Times, the Bendigo Advertiser, the West Australian, Daily Mail Australia, The Newcastle Herald, The Illawarra Mercury and Yahoo NZ.

The presentations were featured in two FPM media releases from the symposium's “Improving function’’ session − “Can diet help chronic pain?” based on the session by physiotherapist Dr Rowena Field on diet and chronic pain and “Getting a good night’s sleep could help prevent chronic pain” featuring pain scientist Dr David Klyne.

 

FPM fellow Professor Steven Faux discusses long COVID

Professor Faux, Director of Pain Medicine at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney, featured in a 3700 word article about long COVID in The Weekend Australian on 20 April.

Professor Faux's book, "Long COVID: expert advice, from diagnosis to treatment and recovery" is released in early May.

The article noted that: "Many studies have found that long Covid affects the brain, and it’s a key part of the rehabilitation program at the St Vincent’s clinic – even though Professor Faux admits the medical profession is at a loss to explain what causes the fog."
 

FPM Vice-Dean interviewed on ABC radio  

Dr Dilip Kapur was interviewed for a 10 minute segment on ABC Radio Adelaide's Afternoon program about the faculty's call for a national pain device implant registry. The interview starts at 1:26:30.

The interview was a follow up to the faculty's 9 April media release that was issued following an ABC Four Corners broadcast on 8 April about pain implant devices and spinal fusion.