FPM celebrated a major milestone with the submission of the draft Australian Standards for Health Practitioner Pain Management Education to the Australian Government.

A world-first collaboration setting a national benchmark for high-quality pain management education.

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Don't miss the Spring Meeting in Fremantle, WA - 24-26 October!

With the theme “Treating the whole pain patient,” it will bring disciplines together to share knowledge, showcase evidence-based care, and connect fellows, trainees and allied health colleagues.

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Now available in the ANZCA e-library: Atlas of Interventional Pain Management, 6e. Featuring easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance, it covers more than 160 nerve block procedures.

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Last week, FPM Project Manager Gen Nolan filmed Governance Advisory Group members Nidia Raya Martinez (FECCA) and A/Prof Michael Reynolds (IAHA) in Sydney for the Australian Standards for Pain Management Education project, focusing on cultural awareness, safety and inclusion.
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On Tuesday 12 August, we undertook our first regional accreditation visit in Ballarat as part of the Flexible Approach to Training in Expanded Settings (FATES) pilot.

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On Tuesday 12 August, FPM Project Manager Gen Nolan, presented at the 16th National Allied Health Conference in Adelaide on the faculty-led project to develop Australian national standards for health practitioner pain management education.

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This a friendly reminder to have your say on the draft Australian Standards for Health Practitioner Pain Management Education.

The survey closes on Friday 18 July. Please share this opportunity with your networks and colleagues.

Take the survey now:
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📣 Regional pain units – we want to hear from you!

We’re piloting Flexible Accreditation Pathways to support pain medicine training in regional Australia.
If your regional unit is curious about how flexible accreditation could work in your setting, now’s the time.

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You’re invited to our FPM VRC CME Evening Meeting, which will explore “Pain management with naltrexone”, with discussions and social drinks. Come along to ANZCA House or join online on Tuesday 3 June at 6.30pm AEST – register here: bit.ly/44zewXu

Professor Nadine Attal giving the Michael Cousins Lecture at the #ASM25CNS opening plenary.

FPM Dean Dr Dilip Kapur introducing the Michael Cousins lecture at this morning’s #ASM25CNS opening plenary. We’ll hear from Professor Nadine Attal on personalised treatment of neuropathic pain.

Neuropathic pain is in the spotlight with Professor Nadine Attal, Dr Jessica Lee and Associate Professor Gila Moalem-Taylor at #FMP25CNS

Professor Nadine Attal speaking at #FPM25CNS on the role of non-invasive brain neuromodulation in neuropathic pain.

FPM Symposium has kicked off! Dr Daniel Harvey is talking us through the future of virtual reality in pain medicine #FMP25CNS

As you plan your perfect #ASM25CNS schedule, don’t miss out on our offering of pain medicine workshops – with topics ranging from the future of VR technology in pain management to the process of setting up a paediatric complex pain clinic. Register here: bit.ly/3B5hfvu

“Dive deep” with us at the FPM Symposium in Cairns on 2 May! There is still time to register for a day filled with talks and workshops on the future of pain management, as well as plenty of time to network. Register for #FPM25CNS here: bit.ly/4jqsDCC

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