The Faculty of Pain Medicine has partnered with NPS MedicineWise to produce a new animated video aimed at helping people make an informed decision with their doctor about whether to start taking an opioid medicine for chronic non-cancer pain.

The college has provided a 2022 election priorities statement to the major political parties.

Dr Melissa Viney has been appointed as director of professional affairs (DPA) for FPM Education.

Congratulations to the candidates who were successfully elected to the FPM Board.

The faculty welcomes Dr Kieran Davis to the role of Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine.

Your monthly digest of professional document developments.

This new resource for patients provides a summary of our position on prescribing medicinal cannabis for people with chronic non-cancer pain.

New this month: Foundation name change, research scholarship, updates on the new Environment and Sustainability Grant and the Patrons Emerging Investigator Research Award.

On 20 May each year, the ANZCA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) recognises the outstanding contribution of our fellows, trainees and research co-ordinators to investigator-led clinical trials in anaesthesia, pain and perioperative medicine.

POISE-3: Tranexamic acid stems bleeding during non-cardiac surgery