Pain Medicine Short Course 2024 (September)

This course is an introductory overview to perioperative and acute-on-chronic pain management relevant for medical, nursing and allied health staff.

Why do the course

Through following the journey of a patient with chronic pain who needs acute care and new surgery, participants will develop an appreciation of the burden of chronic pain, the mechanisms behind both acute and chronic pain, how to best assess patients with pain and ways we can modify the patient experience to help minimise the burden of pain in these patients

Who the course is aimed at

This course is aimed at clinical staff who would like an introductory overview to perioperative and acute-on-chronic pain management.

Doctors (all specialities)
Nurses/Allied Health/Other

Course structure

Six interactive modules including videos, reading packages, journal articles, quizzes
One module is released each week
Once a module is released participants can work at their own pace
No assessment

Topics

Pain primer
Pain history talking
Pre-hospital optimisation of patient prior to surgery
In-hospital perioperative management of pain
Post-hospital management of pain after surgery
CCRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome)

Course duration

6 weeks of online learning.

Time commitment

4-6 hours per week (on average).

Course fee

Doctors - AUD $800 (inc GST)
Nurses/Allied Health Professional and other AUD $400 (inc GST)

All registrants will be required to provide proof of speciality registration.

Enquiries

Ms Aushra Saldukas
Ms Catherine Pound

Phone: +61 3 9903 0321
Email: med-periopmedicine@monash.edu