PEP practice assessment pathway

Endorsement in pain medicine procedures is recognition of a practising FPM fellow’s competence in providing safe and high-quality care, encompassing the selection, performance and follow-up of procedures within the sociopsychobiomedical paradigm.

The Practice Assessment Pathway of the Procedures Endorsement Program is open until the end of 2026. This pathway is open to practising FPM fellows with established experience in pain medicine procedures who seek endorsement in at least one recognised pain medicine procedure.

Established experience is defined as:

• 3 years regular independent procedural experience post procedural training*
• May include procedural experience gained post procedural training prior to becoming an FPM fellow.

Newer fellows within 5 years of FFPMANZCA are expected to have had their PDS training in pain procedures in an FPM accredited unit/position to have this period counted towards endorsement (a minimum of 6 months at 0.5FTE procedural training).

* ‘Procedural training’ is a defined period where you were working under supervision, not just in theatre but also in clinic. The supervisor would normally be an FPM fellow. Your supervisor would have assessed your procedural skills to identify that you were able to practice unsupervised.

To help guide FPM trainees and new fellows on the pathways to endorsement, please watch the recording from an informative webinar found in the ANZCA Library Guides. 

The application form details the requirements and supporting documentation required with the application. With the volume of applications, please expect it to take several months to review a submitted application.

See the program handbook and by-law 20 for further details.

Please contact us for further information on the application process.