Pain Medicine Short Course - PDM1228

This course is aimed at any clinical staff who would like an introductory overview of perioperative and acute-on-chronic pain management. This includes but is not limited to: Doctors, Nurses, Allied Health. It is a completely online (no on-campus attendance) course and is 6 weeks in duration.

At a glance

Fees

Doctors - A$800 (incl. GST) and Nurses/Allied Health/Other: A$400 (incl. GST)

Who should attend

This course is aimed at any clinical staff who would like an introductory overview of perioperative and acute-on-chronic pain management. This includes but is not limited to: Doctors (all specialties), Nurses, Allied Health.

What you will learn

  • Identify mechanisms of acute and chronic pain.
  • Explain the role of biological, psychological, and social factors in the development and perpetuation of pain.
  • Identify mechanisms of action and clinical considerations in using common analgesics.
  • Identify risk factors for persistent post-surgical pain and persistent opioid use after surgery and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Analyse various techniques to assess patients in pain, including diverse population groups.
  • Explain the role of preoperative pain optimisation, using pharmacological and non-pharmacological techniques.
  • Identify the physiology and clinical implications of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

Program structure

6 weeks online with 6 Modules (one Module per week). Modules include (but may be subject to change): Pain Primer, Pain History Taking, Risk Stratifying Pain Management, In-hospital Perioperative Management of Pain, Post-hospital Management of Pain after Surgery, CRPS (Complex regional pain syndrome).

Prof Paul Myles

Paul Myles is Professor and Director of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, and at Monash University, Australia. He is an Australian NHMRC Practitioner Fellow, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science, an Editor of the British Journal of Anaesthesia, an Editorial Consultant for The Lancet, and an editorial board member of Anesthesiology and Anaesthesia and Intensive Care.

Dr Noam Winter

Anaesthetist and Adjunct Lecturer, as well as Head of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Health and Monash University.  He is an experienced Pain Specialist and Anaesthetist, holding qualifications in Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia and Palliative Care.