Editor’s Note

Dr Joanne Harmon

The 42nd ASM conference in Hobart is about to kick off from the 10-13th April in Hobart Tasmania. Don’t panic, you can still go, the countdown is on, and we are now in the last days to register. Better late than never. If you are stuck with what to do with the action-packed program, don’t stress- there is a ‘to-do’ list on the conference app we can all download.

Looking forward to seeing all the action from the conference on twitter, the hashtag to use is #AusPainSoc. This year to make up for not having had a face-to-face conference for several years, there is a great range of international and national speakers, many pre-conference workshops and the AGM will be held as well.

While delegates are traveling to the conference, why not check out the latest publications on two very interesting questionnaire developments. Start with the paper by Pate et al (2022) on their work on a concept of pain inventory for adults. Then check out the paper by O’Hagan et al (2022) on their development of a questionnaire on low back pain for clinicians in the first line of care. After you have read their papers, start to think about your own papers/publications/quality improvement projects and make a reminder to start sending them on for inclusion into the next APS newsletter.

Now that we are all pumped for the conference, and have explored the recent publications, why not consider putting in an application for the HCF scholarship round, or start work on putting together an APS PhD scholarship application?

Want to know more about what it is like for those challenged with pain? The One Thing podcast is back. Season Two includes Pete Moore (the creator and author of the PainToolkit).

Have a great time at the conference everyone, either in person or catching up on the recordings that can be purchased afterwards.

Kind regards

Dr Joanne Harmon