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Pain in Palliative Care Symposium Saturday May 4, 2013

The Pain Management Research Institute invites you to a one day symposium on Pain in Palliative Care. This symposium examines the experience, assessment and management of pain for people in this situation from physical, psychological and spiritual perspectives. The symposium is based on the IASP core curriculum, with expert speakers providing updates on best clinical practise and participating in case presentations.

For more information, please see our Symposium flyer

Pain Management Multidisciplinary Workshop 2014

A workshop in pain management is normally available in February each year.

This is held at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. Health care professionals who want an intensive update in pain management are welcome to apply.

This two week (Monday - Thursday) Workshop is based on the IASP core curriculum and facilitated by leading specialists in the field of pain management. It is designed for professionals with an interest in learning about current views and approaches to the assessment and management of pain.

Week 1: The Problem of Pain
The first week introduces participants to the extent of the problem and explores pain contributors and assessment.
Topic areas include:

  • Biopsychosocial aspects of pain
  • Neurobiology related to mechanisms of pain
  • Pharmacology
  • Psychology: assessment
  • Research design: clinical trials: epidemiology
  • Acute pain assessment
  • Case presentations

Week 2: The Management of Pain
In the second week participants explore current principles of pain management.
Topic areas include:

  • Ethics and legal issues
  • Musculoskeletal pain
  • Pain in children
  • Pain in the elderly
  • Psychology: intervention
  • Cancer pain
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Chronic pain: multidisciplinary management
  • Case presentations

For students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters, please note that Week 1 essentially covers Semester 1 content and Week 2 covers semester 2 content of the first year of the program.

For more information, please see our 2014 Workshop Brochure or contact
Ms Grace Tague
Course Coordinator
Phone: 02 9463-1528
Email: