THE AUSTRALIAN PAIN SOCIETY

Postal Address

APS Secretariat

c/- DC Conference &
Association Management

PO Box 637

North Sydney NSW 2059

Australia

Head Office

Secretariat Office

c/- DC Conference &
Association Management

Suite 103, Level 1

3 West Street

North Sydney NSW 2060

Australia

Registered Charity

aeha

 

Other Pain Resources

 

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ACI List of Chronic Pain Services in NSW
Partners in Pain Managment, October 2021
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National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management
Australian Government Department of Health, May 2021
funded development by Painaustralia
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SIGN 136: Management of Chronic Pain
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, August 2019

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Navigating Pain
Pain resource from the New Zealand Pain Society, February 2019
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Breaking the Pain Barrier
Medical Observer, National 01 June 2018
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An Analysis of Multidisciplinary Staffing Levels and Clinical Activity in Australian Tertiarry Persistent Pain Services
Pain Medicine 2015; 16: 1221-1237
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Suffering in Silence - Australia's unmanaged pain crisis
The Medical Journal of Australia, 02 April 2012, Volume 196, No 6 articles and editorials

  • Waiting in pain: a systematic investigation into the provision of persistent pain services in Australia
  • "Why is unmanaged pain still a problem?” Annette Katelaris, Editor, Editor’s choice article
  • "Outsmarting pain" article by Amanda Bryan
  • "Medical mentor interview with A/Prof Roger Goucke - reflects on his career in pain medicine" by Amanda Bryan



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Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence Fourth edition 2015
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine
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Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine Visit
IASP Publications
Click on the link for a list of IASP publications which you may like to purchase on line through IASP.
Website
IASP Declaration of Montreal
Declaration of Montreal Document
Website
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English Pain Summit Report 2012 - Putting Pain on the Agenda View

Pelvic Pain e-booklet by Dr Susan Evans and Ms Deborah Bush
Pelvic Pain SA - Multidisciplinary health care team for girls and women with pelvic pain

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Website
Pain Toolkit Booklet
Updated for Australia
New version coming soon!
AFP Australian Family Physician - Focus: Pain
March 2013 Vol 42(3) 81-160
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An Ongoing War
Fairfax media article, 14 September 2013 by Robert Milliken
Chronic pain from war injuries opening the way to new treatment

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Chronic Pain - A Major Issue in Rural Australia
A Fact Sheet issued by the National Rural Health Alliance Inc in collaboration with Painaustralia, October 2013
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ACI Pain Management Programs - Which Patient for Which Program?
A guide for NSW Tier 3 and Tier 2 public health facilities providing pain programs
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Australian Medical Association (SA)
Key Priorities for Health: 2014 and Beyond, February 2014
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NSW government leads way with launch of chronic pain website
Media release from Jillan Skinner MP, Minister for Health and Medical Research, 25 March 2014
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Veterans' MATES (Medicines Advice and Therapeutic Education Services)
Information for health professionals and veterans provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs in conjunction with the University of South Australia
  • Topic 27: Managing Constipation with Pain Medicines_JUN11
  • Topic 35: Neuropathic Pain_JUN13
  • Topic 38: Musculoskeletal Pain_MAR14

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27_Veterans Brochure
27_Therapeutic Brief
35_Veterans Brochure
35_Therapeutic Brief
38_Veterans Brochure
38_Therapeutic Brief

Unrelieved pain: are we making progress? Shared education for general practitioners and specialists is the best way forward
By Michael Cousins and Lesley Brydon
The Medical Journal of Australia, 06 October 2014, Volume 201, No 7
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Impacts of chronic back problems, Bulletin 137, August 2016
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Pain Management Research Review Website
Bettering the Evaluation And Care of Health (BEACH)
Family Medicine Research Centre, University of Sydney
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