Fundamentals of Chronic Pain Management for Clinicians

​6 & 7 June 2022

Chronic pain is a complex and common health problem that has a profound impact on individuals and society. Despite its prevalence, it remains complex to manage, largely due to the co-existence and interactions between the biological, social and psychological factors. This can lead to considerable frustration for both clinicians and patients. This multidisciplinary course is designed to provide clinicians with a fundamental understanding behind the assessment, treatment, and management of chronic pain, through a biopsychosocial lens.

This course aims to enable participants to: 

• Understand the differences between pain and nociception
• Describe clinical distinctions between acute and persistent pain
• Appreciate the various contributors to pain within the biopsychosocial model
• Develop an understanding of a multidisciplinary team in self-management of a patient with chronic pain
• Discuss essential concepts/details of mechanisms that contribute to pain
• Integrate a biopsychosocial approach to assessment and management of pain problem
• Learn about existing psychological approaches to chronic pain
• Describe available treatment options for the management of pain and the underlying principles for their mode of action  
• Be able to apply knowledge obtained towards clinical cases

For the course brochure, click here.

Alternatively, you may scan the QR code or click on the web link to register (Internet access is required). Registration closes on 16 May 2022.

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