Designed for health professionalsModular e-learning course for
all professionals engaged in the care of patients with persistent pain.
Developed by specialistsLearn from world leaders in pain medicine
education and standards.
Flexible and easy to useOptimised for desktop and mobile devices.
Each module designed to be completed in one hour.
Be part of the solutionOnly one in five chronic pain sufferers get
best-practice care.
Module 3: A whole person approach to chronic pain
Content authors
Dr Penny Briscoe, FANZCA, FFPMANZCA
Head of Pain Management Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA.
Dr Jane Trinca, FANZCA, FFPMANZCA
Director, Barbara Walker Centre for Pain Management St Vincent’s Hospital, Vic.
Activity authors
Sue Markham, BAppSci, NSW Raquel Newman BVSc, MANZCVSc (emergency and critical care) Vic
Learning objectives
On completing this activity participants should be able to:
Perform a comprehensive assessment of patients with complex chronic pain presentations.
Construct a whole person approach to managing a patient with chronic pain and significant psychosocial issues.
Educate patients with complex pain presentations about appropriate multidisciplinary management.
Competently perform a thorough patient assessment and manage complex chronic pain presentations. Further examine pain as a multi-dimensional condition involving thoughts, behaviours, nutrition, and other perspectives that directly influence the physical processing of pain. Learn to educate patients on multidisciplinary pain management.
