2026 FPM Spring Meeting

Welcome

On behalf of the Faculty, I warmly invite you to join us for the 2026 Faculty of Pain Medicine Spring Meeting, to be held Friday 2^nd to Saturday 3^rd of October 2026 at the RACV City Club in Melbourne. 

The theme is of this year’s meeting is Advancing pain care: Challenges and opportunities. Pain medicine today is being practised in a time of considerable change. As clinicians, we continue to navigate increasingly complex patient presentations, evolving evidence, regulatory pressures, and broader health economic challenges — while also recognising the exciting opportunities emerging within our field. This meeting aims to provide a forum for thoughtful discussion, practical learning, and professional connection as we work through these challenges together. Sessions will include workshops that support continuing professional development requirements.

I look forward to welcoming you to Melbourne.

Sincerely,
Dr Harry Sivakumar

Location & Venue

Conveniently located on Bourke Street in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, RACV City Club puts you at the centre of Australia’s most vibrant and sophisticated city. Melbourne is renowned for its effortless blend of heritage and contemporary style, where world‑class dining, cultural events and exhibitions come alive after dark. Step outside to explore iconic laneways, stylish neighbourhoods and a celebrated food and arts scene. Experience everything Melbourne has to offer. 

Accommodation

RACV City Club
501 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

We are pleased to advise that exclusive discounted accommodation rates are available for delegates attending the 2026 FPM Spring Meeting. Rates listed below are room ONLY. 

A buffet breakfast is available for guests at a rate of A$35 per person when reception staff are advised at check-in.

Accommodation rates are subject to availability at the time of booking and applicable for stays for stays between 29 September-4 October 2026 only. Please refer to the booking site for terms and conditions. 

We highly recommend booking your accommodation as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

Book accommodation here.

Registration fees

Registrations for the 2026 FPM Spring Meeting will open soon. Please check back again later. 

Your registration will include all refreshment breaks, the welcome reception and plenary sessions on Saturday. Workshops are at an additional cost.

All registration fees are quoted in Australian dollars and are inclusive of GST.

Workshops

Information will be updated as it becomes available.

Workshops will take place on Friday 2 October 2026. 

Supervisors of training (SOT) workshop: Entrustable professional activities 
Time: 9am-12pm
Cost: Complimentary (Register via registration form)
Max Participants: 40
Facilitators: Dr Tipu Aamir, Dr Carl Jones, Ms Janet McConville
Program/overview: This session is open to FPM supervisors and fellows involved in teaching pain medicine trainees. In 2027 the faculty will introduce entrustable professional activities into the training program. This workshop will explore what entrustable professional activities are and how you can effectively deliver these in your workplace. 

FPM Examiner Foundations MCQ workshop 
Time: 9am-12pm
By invitation
Facilitators: Associate Professor Rob Park and Dr Don Johnson 
Program/overview: FPM examiners heavily involved in the development of the Foundations MCQ Examination have been invited to attend this upskilling workshop. 

Opioid-induced ventilatory impairment (OIVI) workshop
Time: 1-3pm
Cost: A$80 incl GST (Register via registration form).
Max Participants: 15
Facilitators: Dr Bronwen Evans and Dr Kushlin Heggie
Program/overview: This workshop will focus on factors which may increase the risk of OIVI; including case discussions aiming to identify factors which might have increased OIVI risk and ways to reduce risk; discuss changes that might be needed in an attendee’s institution to help them meet the current national clinical care standards including opioid prescribing and the development of "track and trigger" systems aiming to improve detection and subsequent management of OIVI; and discuss patient and carer education, including after discharge.

Social functions

Welcome Reception
Join us for canapés and drinks and enjoy the opportunity to network with colleagues and friends.

Date: Friday 2 October 2026
Time: 5.30-7pm
Location: RACV City Club
Cost: Complimentary for registered delegates
Guest ticket: A$95

Sponsorship

If you wish to be a sponsor or exhibitor at the 2026 FPM Spring Meeting, please email view the HCI prospectus and complete the application form.

To see the sponsorship opportunities for all our events, please click here.

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program will automatically have their attendance auto-populated to their CPD portfolio within one month of the conclusion of the meeting.

ANZCA and FPM CPD Program
This event is claimable by ANZCA and FPM CPD participants within the knowledge and skills category.

Category 2: Knowledge and skills 

• Lectures/plenary sessions under ‘Learning sessions’ 
• Workshops under ‘Short format learning’ activity

Category 3: Emergency responses

• Where the workshop states that it satisfies an Emergency response CPD requirement, it has been recognised as suitable to be claimed as an emergency response activity, such as the ‘Opioid-induced ventilatory impairment (OIVI)’ workshop.

If you're not a member of our CPD program
If you’re not participating in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program, please check with your respective college/provider regarding your CPD classifications. Post-event, you may request an electronic certificate of attendance for CPD evidence from the event organiser.

Contact us

For further information, please contact us.