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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Chronic Pain Management Modules
from APS AUG22 eNews
by auspainsoc
NPS MedicineWise Good Medicine Better Health (GMBH) chronic pain modules
Three chronic pain modules for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners were developed by NPS MedicineWise in collaboration with the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics (University of Sydney), content experts, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners. These modules were developed as part of the Good Medicine Better Health (GMBH) program and were supported by a Commonwealth Funded Grant for Health Professional Pain Education, led by Professor Michael Nicholas.
The modules aim to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners with greater knowledge and confidence about how to educate community members about chronic pain and about non-pharmacological and pharmacological management options.
The online modules were developed by the GMBH governance group, NPS MedicineWise https://www.nps.org.au/cpd/activities/goodmedicine-better-health-chronic-pain
(GMBH) staff representatives, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners, and a content expert group of APS members: Dr Simone De Morgan (Senior Research Fellow, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney), Associate Professor Roger Goucke (Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service/Clinical Associate Professor, University of Western Australia), Dr Ivan Lin (Physiotherapist, Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service/Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia), Ms Annette Anido (Project coordinator - Chronic Pain, South Eastern NSW Primary Health Network/ COORDINARE), and Ms Sue Rogers (Manager, Pain Management Network, NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation).
The modules are free and endorsed with three (3) CPD hours with the National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP).
