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 4: Neuropathic pain: Identification and management.
Content authors
Associate Professor Raymond Garrick, FRACP, FFPMANZCA
Associate Professor Raymond Garrick, University of Notre Dame Medical School, Sydney, NSW Neurologist, St Vincent's Hospital and Clinic, NSW.
Professor Robert Helme, FRACP, FFPMANZCA
Neurologist, The Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Vic. University of Melbourne, 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:
Identify neuropathic pain using a systematic assessment.
Distinguish neuropathic pain from nociceptive pain.
Describe a rational choice of investigations in the diagnostic process.
Describe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies based on current evidence.
Outline treatment plans that address common comorbidities.
Describe when referral is indicated.
Use a systematic assessment approach to diagnose neuropathic pain, including how to distinguish between neuropathic and nociceptive pain. Develop treatment plans to address common comorbidities, together with a rational choice of investigations in the diagnostic process, knowing when referral is indicated. $35.00 + GST
