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CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT

Information for GP's

The following are prescribing guidelines, intended to assist general practitioners and other primary care clinicians managing patients with chronic or recurrent pain. They focus on rational use of opioids in migraine, low back pain and other chronic or recurrent pain.
( Ref:  http://www.clininfo.health.nsw.gov.au/nswtag/Guidelines.htm )

• Download General Principles for Chronic or Recurrent Pain for GPs (PDF) .. copy

• Use of Drugs of Dependency in the Treatment of Chronic Pain - Dr Jane Trinca et al
  (Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria Bulletin sept 04)

Journal Articles

• Medicine Today Supplement Aug 2003 Chronic non-malignant pain: a management update (not available online)

• Current Therapeutics August 2002 Vol 43 No. 8 Assessment of chronic pain behaviour pp12-15 (not available online)

Internet-based learning

• PriMeD:   www.PriMeD.com.au

  You will need to Register (free) in order to access these learning topics and useful tools
  Search the catalogue for Pain Management:

  http://www.medeserv.com.au/primed/catalogue/lists/index.cfm?MEDU_CR_lngUnitAvailabilityID=2&MEDU_CR_txtCategoryCode=4%2E02

• Medscape:

  Opioid Analgesia: Practical Treatment of the Patient With Chronic Pain CME

  http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/2942?mpid=25649

Psychologists

GPs can contact NEVDGP Ph 9496 4333 to find the names of Psychologists working in their area These Psychologists have expressed an interest in managing chronic pain and use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques

Information for patients

• Download the Patient Information Brochure for Management of Chronic Pain (PDF) .. copy

Books: “Manage Your Pain” Dr M Nicholas, Dr Allan Molloy, Lois Tonkin, Lee Beeston, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
Review available at: http://www.painmgmt.usyd.edu.au/html/book1.htm

Physical Activity: An important part of chronic pain management is physical activity.

• GET SET GO program - Banyule council
  (click on gets you to all Physical Activity resources)