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New definition of Pain

WEBThe old IASP definition of pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage” …

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URL: https://www.painaustralia.org.au/media-document/enews-1/enews-2020/issue-98/new-definition-of-pain

National Action Plan

WEBAustralia is the first country to have a National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management. Health Minister Greg Hunt launched Australia's National Strategic Action Plan for Pain …

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Update: Health Practitioner Education Strategy

WEBThe Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists is leading a project to develop a pain management education strategy for Australian health …

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Healthy Bones Australia

WEBAs a key response under the National Strategic Action Plan for Osteoporosis (the Plan), Healthy Bones Australia (formerly Osteoporosis Australia) convened the Inaugural …

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The new Definition of Pain

WEB23 JULY 2020. This week, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has announced the revision of the definition of pain, after a long spanning international …

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Getting the Right Care

WEBThere are many aspects to pain management and different pathways to care. Modern pain care uses a ‘whole person’ approach that considers physical, social and psychological …

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Modern Pain Care

WEBThere are many aspects to pain management and different pathways to care. Modern pain care uses a ‘whole person’ approach that considers physical, social and psychological …

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Support Groups & Help Lines

WEBHelp Lines. Pain Link Helpline 1300 340 357 (call back service) Musculoskeletal Australia Help Line 1800 263 265 or [email protected]. Lifeline Australia 13 11 14 (24/7) …

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Australia’s ‘Burden of Disease’

WEBThe leading causes of total burden in Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) in 2015 were cancer (18% of total burden), cardiovascular diseases (14%), musculoskeletal …

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AIHW Report on Chronic Pain in Australia

WEBThe Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released its latest report titled ‘ Chronic Pain in Australia ’. Once again, the data demonstrates the prevalence of chronic …

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Government Assistance

WEBDonate. With one in five Australians living with pain it is likely that someone you know is directly affected. Painaustralia is the national peak body working to improve the quality …

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WA Primary Health Alliance

WEBThe Persistent Pain Program in WA receives over 100 referrals a year in each location. Between July 2018 and December 2020, the four services achieved the outputs tabled …

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ESTABLISHIN A NATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH STRATE FOR …

WEBPainaustralia welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Department of Health consultation on the Draft National Women’s Health Strategy for 2020 to 2030 (the Draft). …

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