Advanced clinical skills course
Overview
The advanced clinical skills course takes place every year, covering essential knowledge to clinical practice in pain medicine. The course focuses on developing communication and interview skills, facilitating positive behaviour change, and developing oral examination viva skills.
Check out the 2026 ACSC
We held the 2026 Advanced Clinical Skills Course (ACSC) from 25 to 26 July at ANZCA House in Melbourne.
Thank you to all the facilitators whose expertise, enthusiasm and careful preparation made the course such a success. View the program to see what the course offers and what you can look forward to at a future ACSC.
FPM trainees at the 2026 advanced clinical skills course at ANZCA House, Melbourne.
Orientation to pain medicine training
Overview
The orientation is designed to welcome trainees into the program, build early connections with peers, and provide a practical introduction to training in pain medicine. Across the program, trainees explore key aspects of training including the curriculum, assessments, ePortfolio and workplace-based feedback.
Sessions also include:
- A practical pain-oriented physical examination.
- Insights from a patient sharing their journey.
- Advice from current trainees and new fellows on navigating training and planning ahead.
2026 orientation
The 2026 Orientation to pain medicine training has already taken place, but you can still view the 2026 program to see what the experience is like and what’s covered for new trainees.
FPM trainees at the 2026 orientation to pain medicine training, held from 28 February to 1 March 2026.
FPM centralised trainee tutorials
The online centralised trainee tutorial program runs weekly from February until October of each year. The program is convened by Associate Professor Paul Wrigley and Dr Esther Dube, and can be accessed by all registered pain medicine trainees. Tutorial topics focus on different learning outcomes from the pain medicine curriculum. 2026 tutorials will commence from Wednesday 18 February 2026.
- Tutorials take place 4–5pm (AEDT/AEST), usually on Wednesdays via Zoom. The Zoom link and pre-readings will be circulated to trainees via email a week prior to the next trainee tutorial.
- Recordings of each tutorial are available on Learn@ANZCA. The 2026 program is now available.
- Trainees can also join our WhatsApp Trainee Group to keep up to date on the latest tutorial news and discussions. To participate in the WhatsApp group, please contact us.
FPM Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Seminar
The radiology and nuclear medicine seminar is a half-day virtual tutorial that is run every year to develop trainees' understanding of the clinical relevance and application of radiology imaging and nuclear medicine scans. A program will be available soon.
To register your interest, please contact us.
