$40 million Australian Government cut to chronic pain patients
Read our media release criticising the Australian Government for cutting $40 million from desperately needed services for people living
with chronic pain after it rejected key recommendations from a national taskforce.
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Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) submission to the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) on the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Chronic Pain MedsCheck trial.
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FINAL MR Specialists call for better understanding of chronic pain
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What is pain and how do we manage it?
There are three commonly recognised types of pain.
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PS01(PM) Statement regarding the use of opioid analgesics in patients with chronic non-cancer pain
Statement regarding the use of opioid analgesics in patients with chronic non-cancer pain
What do specialist pain medicine physicians do?
As pain medicine is a multi-disciplinary specialty, specialist pain medicine physicians come from a variety of backgrounds.
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Acute pain management forms
Acute pain services require a significant number of core forms that need regular updating. To help reduce the time acute pain services requires for this service, SIG members have provided these specimen forms for you to copy, trial, and adapt to local requirements.
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Pain medicine image library
Our pain medicine photo library shows various aspects of pain medicine practice including consultations and treatment.
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