Offered in May and September 2025
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2024 Registrations Closed.
This course is an introductory overview to perioperative and acute-on-chronic pain management relevant for medical, nursing and allied health staff. 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.
4 - 6 hours per week (on average)
This course is aimed at any clinical staff who would like an introductory overview to perioperative and acute-on-chronic pain management.
This includes but is not limited to:
Six modules will be offered in this course released on a weekly basis.
There are no assessments for this short course.
Module 1 - Pain Primer
Module 2 - Pain history taking
Module 3 - Pre-hospital optimisation of patient prior to surgery
Module 4 - In-hospital peri-operative management of pain
Module 5 - Post-hospital management of pain after surgery
Module 6 - Complex regional pain syndrome
Please note: Course modules may be subject to change. Last Updated: December 2023
Whilst this course is not directly registered for CPD points please contact your respective College to see if CPD points are possible.
For students wanting to claim CPD through ANZCA, their CPD guide refers to 1 CPD point per hour on work related to formal courses; "A structured course or higher education program provided by a recognised tertiary institution, such as a university, that is directly relevant to medical practice (any one of the ANZCA/FPM roles in practice). Completion of the course/program leads to the award of a formal qualification such as a certificate, diploma or masters.”
Week | Date | Module Name |
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Tuesday 23 January | Registration opens 10 AM AEST | |
Monday 6 May 11:59 PM AEST | Registration closes | |
1 | 6 May | Pain Primer |
2 | 13 May | Pain History Taking |
3 | 20 May | Risk Stratifying Pain Management |
4 | 27 May | In-hospital Peri-operative Management of Pain |
5 | 3 June | Post-hospital Management of Pain after Surgery |
6 | 10 June | CRPS (Complex regional pain syndrome) |
17 June - 15 July | Certificates issued (All of the course modules have to be reviewed to obtain the Certificate of Completion) | |
15 July 23:59 AEST | Course completion and website access disabled |
Week | Date | Module Name |
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Tuesday 23 January | Registration opens 10 AM AEST | |
Monday 2 September 11:59 AEST | Registration closes | |
1 | 2 September | Pain Primer |
2 | 9 September | Taking a Pain History |
3 | 16 September | Risk Stratifying Pain Management |
4 | 23 September | In-hospital Peri-operative Management of Pain |
5 | 30 September | Post-hospital Management of Pain after Surgery |
6 | 7 October | CRPS (Complex regional pain syndrome) |
14 October - 11 November | Certificates issued (All of the course modules have to be reviewed to obtain the Certificate of Completion) | |
11 November 23:59 AEST | Course completion and website access disabled |
2024 Registrations Closed.
Doctors: AUD $800 (inc GST)
Nurses/Allied Health Professionals/Other: AUD $400 (including GST)
Please note:
All registrants will be required to provide proof of specialty registration
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