Australian Pain Society 31st Annual Scientific Meeting

12 - 16 June 2011 | Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory, Australia

Programs/Speakers

Pre-Conference Workshops

Acute Pain Day Pre-Conference Workshop

Date: Sunday 12 June 2011
Time: 9am - 5pm
Venue: Darwin Convention Centre

After the great success of the inaugural combined APS/ NZPS/ ANZCA/ Acute Pain SIG, FPM/ ASA/ NZSA one day acute pain conference held in 2010, it has been decided to build on that energy and hold a similar day in 2011 in Darwin which expands the horizons of our current practices.

This year we are tackling the tough issues that face the expansion of acute pain services and management. Themes will include:-

· Safety and quality initiatives embarked on in Australia and overseas that are aimed at making acute health including pain and its treatment more visible and accountable in our health systems

· Complex decision making about a spectrum of co-analgesic medications and less used opioids

· Growing our acute pain services to include other specialists that add value and quality to the traditional acute pain team

· The growing “patient complexity” facing the acute pain team

In keeping with the expanding horizon theme, speakers come from a range of backgrounds including a surgeon, physiotherapist, public health practitioner, pharmacist, and librarian as well as a selection of prominent nurses and anaesthetists who between them have provided many years of expert practice and wisdom.

We warmly invite you to join us in Darwin to engage in this meeting, which will be stimulating and provide opportunity for exchange of ideas.

This one day event being held on 12 June 2011 will be followed by the Australian Pain Society ASM.

Please click here to download the Acute Pain Workshop program.

Fundamentals of Pain Pre-Conference Workshop

Date: Sunday 12 June 2011
Time: 9am - 5pm
Venue: Darwin Convention Centre

The Fundamentals of Pain Workshop is a multidisciplinary introduction to contemporary pain management.

This stimulating workshop is a series of three lectures and interactive case studies which cover the Neurobiology of Pain, Psychosocial Influences on Pain and Medications for Pain Relief.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners are proud to present an eminent panel of presenters including Michel Coppieters (Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland), Malcolm Johnson (Clinical Psychologist at the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland), David Jones (Clinical Leader at the Pain Service, Dunedin Hospital and Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA) and Stephen Leow (Chair, National Network of Pain Management, National Faculty of Specific Interests) at this stimulating session.

There are many new exciting developments in the pain medicine arena and these sessions serve to update participants in some of the latest developments in pain management.

This workshop is primarily targeted to provide general practitioners and other health practitioners with useful knowledge and skills that can be incorporated into their practice environment. We will enlighten providers on how they can play a pivotal role in managing the pain crisis throughout Australia, by providing quality education and demonstration of the latest techniques.