Acute Pain Essentials
For General Practice

Provided by Panwar Health

Adult Pain

eLearning Module

The ‘Goldilocks’ approach to minimise harm in acute pain management

Provided by Panwar Health

Avoiding Chronic Pain

On-demand video

Avoiding the sentence of chronic pain: Rethinking pain management in primary care

Provided by Praxhub

Children's Pain

eLearning Module

Partnering with parents to minimise suboptimal management of acute pain and fever in children

Setting the patient up for success to resolve acute pain episodes and avoid the transition to chronic pain.

COMING SOON TO ON-DEMAND

Improving acute pain management in GP clinics is a crucial step towards reducing the burden of chronic pain in Australia.

Hon. Mark Butler MP, Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care.

Across these three CPD activities, you’ll learn how effective pain management in general practice hinges on the delicate interplay of consultation, communication, trust, engaging diverse specialists, and attentive monitoring while considering each patient's unique circumstances and psychology.

You’ll learn from leading pain specialists and GP educators how to effectively apply a whole-patient approach to assessing, diagnosing, treating and managing pain to avoid cascading and lasting impacts that can have a profound effect on patient’s lives and wellbeing.

Dive deep into pain management for a diverse set of presentations, explore the impact of novel non-opioid analgesics, and equip yourself with evidence-based practices to make a lasting difference in your patients' lives.

Earn a total of 3.5 CPD hours (Educational Activities).

About this education

A one-size-fits-all approach to pain won't fly in general practice. From fragile fears to stubborn silence, each patient's story demands a bespoke tapestry of care, woven with empathy and skill to unravel the complexities of pain.

Praxhub would like to acknowledge Reckitt for its support of this education. The sponsor has provided no input into the content of this activity.

CPD VIDEO

Pain Specialist & Anaesthetist

General Practitioner & Medical Educator

Pain Specialist

1.5 hours EA (Educational Activities)

CPD Accreditation

Activity: 685722

Presenters

Video now available on-demand

Acute pain is one of the most common presenting symptoms in General Practice. Appropriate initial management is crucial to preventing the development of a chronic pain syndrome, which can be poorly responsive to treatment and carry significant long-term morbidity. The first step in generating a successful pain treatment plan is to accurately determine the type of pain the patient is experiencing. A multimodal approach can then be targeted appropriately.

Over recent years, there has been an increasing reliance on strong opioids to treat both acute and chronic pain, with a concerning escalation of prescription opioid misuse, abuse, and overdose, including overdose-related deaths. It is important that General Practitioners are aware of some resultant changes in approach to opioid use and stewardship, in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Good communication of diagnosis, management plan and prognosis is important with all patients, but especially so with those challenging patients with complex pain-needs. Harnessing the value of language through understanding of placebo and nocebo can enhance the satisfaction and outcome of these consultations for GP and patient alike.
Learning Outcomes

  1. Differentiate between various acute pain syndromes and determine the best model of management accordingly. 
  2. Identify post-surgical pain syndromes and the importance of using a multimodal approach to reducing their morbidity.
  3. Outline current approaches to opioid use and stewardship in inpatient and outpatient settings.
  4. Apply expert communication skills in managing patients with complex pain-needs.

Activity: 777

Coming soon to on-demand

Adult Pain eLearning Module

General Practitioner & Medical Educator

Medical Copywriter

1 hour EA (Educational Activities)

CPD Accreditation

Activity: 418591

Presenters

Pain management may feel like a well-trodden path, but the Australian pain management landscape is changing. Is there something in the classic tale of three bears that can help GPs continue to meet the genuine needs of their patients with acute pain?

While the increased restrictions on analgesics in recent years have been important to reduce risk of harms to the public, they may have disrupted pain management practices for both patients and health professionals. The need to curb overuse of analgesics must be considered alongside the uptake of evidence-based strategies to avoid the undermanagement of pain and the risk of chronicity. After all, adequate acute pain management requires a multimodal approach of non-pharmacological strategies alongside the balanced use of analgesics – not so little that pain is uncontrolled, but not so much as to be problematic. Learn more in this module, including how over-the-counter options can help to actualise this approach.

This module is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Reckitt. All content is the true, accurate and independent opinion of the authors and the views expressed are entirely their own. 

Learning Outcomes


  1. Identify the risks associated with under-treating acute pain in adults
  2. Identify the risks associated with over-managing acute pain in adults
  3. Optimise the use of OTC analgesics in a patient presenting with osteoarthritis flare-up pain
  4. Create a multidisciplinary action plan for an adult presenting with acute low back pain

Acute pain can develop into a chronic pain condition if it's not treated, or if the acute pain is poorly treated. The longer pain remains untreated, the greater the risk of pain becoming chronic.

Healthdirect. Chronic Pain. Available from: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/chronic-pain

Acute pain can develop into a chronic pain condition if it's not treated, or if the acute pain is poorly treated. The longer pain remains untreated, the greater the risk of pain becoming chronic.

Healthdirect. Chronic Pain. Available from: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/chronic-pain

Children's Pain eLearning Module

General Practitioner & Medical Educator

Medical Copywriter

1 hour EA (Educational Activities)

CPD Accreditation

Activity: 418595

Presenters

Pain in children is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed and undertreated – but adding to the burden of treatment are the many parental misconceptions regarding the management of paediatric pain and fever. Fears of complications or adverse effects can lead to both unnecessary treatment with medicines as well as hesitation to treat when needed. However, even when parents do choose to medicate pain or fever at appropriate times, inaccurate dosing is a notable problem amongst Australian caregivers.

GPs need to be prepared to not only address the child’s needs, but to also effectively reassure and manage the parent. In this module, learn about how health providers can equip parents and carers with the correct information to make objective, evidence-based management decisions for acute pain and fever episodes in children.

This module is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Reckitt. All content is the true, accurate and independent opinion of the authors and the views expressed are entirely their own.

Learning Outcomes


  1. Identify the risks associated with undertreating acute pain in children
  2. Identify the risks associated with overdosing antipyretics/analgesics in children
  3. Describe the efficacy and tolerability of antipyretics/analgesics in children
  4. Counsel caregivers on appropriate pain/fever management strategies that are appropriate to the child's age
  5. Counsel caregivers on appropriate dosing and administration of medications for pain/fever
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