Painaustralia In The News
2017
Painkiller prescription
Channel 7 News
31 December 2017
Pharmacy pain
Ten Eyewitness News
31 December 2017
'A tsunami of pain': Changes to codeine availability shed light on hidden epidemic of addiction
The Age
31 December 2017
Over-the-counter codeine-based pain pills to become prescription only
Herald Sun
30 December 2017
Pain of codeine addiction a real problem, writes Leah Dwyer
The Daily Telegraph Opinion
27 December 2017
Painkiller deadline: are you ready?
The Senior
12 December 2017
Power through knowledge: patient education and self-management keys to successfully managing chronic pain
Deeble Institute Evidence Brief
07 December 2017
Where are we at with real-time monitoring?
Medical Republic
8 December 2017
Codeine rescheduling an opportunity to address the pain crisis
Partyline
20 Nov 2017
Opioids misuse starts after hospital discharge
Channel 9 News
8 November 2017
Colour the World Orange Day
ABC 666
6 November 2017
Doctors pen open letter on codeine battle
sbs.com.au
18 October 2017
Doctors pen open letter on codeine battle
news.com.au
18 October 2017
Doctors pen open letter on codeine battle
Herald Sun
18 October 2017
Chemists accused of putting profits ahead of patient safety in codeine prescription row
The Courier Mail
17 October 2017
Chemists accused of putting profits ahead of patient safety in codeine prescription row
The Daily Telegraph
17 October 2017
Our opioid diet is not working, it’s proper pain management that we need
Croakey News
12 October 2017
Codeine
Channel 9 News Sydney
7 October 2017
#NotWise
ABC News 24
27 September 2017
Pharmacists lobby for codeine sale exceptions
The Australian
7 October 2017
Australia's prescription drug addiction
Painaustralia Champion Mary-Lynne Cochrane
Weekend Sunrise
23 September 2017
Opioids still misused by many, more education needed: peak body
Nursing Review
30 August 2017
Learn from my mistakes and understand what mixing meds can do
Painaustralia Champion Peter Panagiotopoulos
The Daily Telegraph
24 August 2017
Opioid addiction: Doctor-shopping accounts for increased prescriptions and risk
The Age
6 August 2017
Pain, a Chronic Issue
ThinkGP blog
July 2017
Call for reform of aged care pain practices
Australian Ageing Agenda
28 July 2017
Seniors in pain being inappropriately restrained
AJP
25 July 2017
One in five living with chronic pain
2GB radio
25 July 2017
Here’s What 7 Pain Professionals Recommend for a Better Recovery
Recovery from Injury
24 July 2017
National strategy improving access and outcomes for people with pain
Partyline - Magazine for the National Rural Health Alliance Issue 59
Work can be a pain and it needs a cure
The Australian
30 June 2017
Pain: What You Need to Know and 4 Things to Start Doing Now for a Better Recovery
Recover from Injury
30 June 2017
Private health insurance: what’s in it for people with chronic conditions?
Health Voices
April 2017
Surgeries causing chronic pain
Channel 9 Today Extra
8 February 2017
Quarter of patients develop chronic pain after undergoing surgery, advocacy group says
abc.net.au
7 February 2017
Figures show a quarter of minor surgeries can lead to lasting pain
ABC The World Today
7 February 2017
Anti-inflammatory drugs ineffective for back pain, study says
Painaustralia Champion Anastasia Glinatsis
SBS World News
4 February 2017
Back pain medications do more harm than good, study finds
The Sydney Morning Herald
3 February 2017
Chronic pain a risk after surgery — and just bad luck
Painaustralia Champion Catherine Aurubind
The West Australian
27 January 2017
Codeine crackdown: concerns change fails to consider pain treatment and addiction
The Sydney Morning Herald
21 December 2016
The decision to upschedule codeine medications highlights the need for more effective pain management services
AJP.com.au
21 December 2016
Landmark Media
Chronic pain crisis
Medical Observer
1 June 2018
Enduring pain: how a 1996 opioid policy change hand long-lasting effects
The Guardian
30 March 2018
Back pain is being mismanaged with ineffective and harmful treatments, experts warn
ABC News
22 March 2018
Fixing pain management could help us solve the opioid crisis
The Conversation
2 February 2018
Chronic pain discussion must follow from debate about codeine
Brisbane Times Opinion
31 January 2018
Opinion: AMAQ calls for real-time monitoring for codeine prescriptions to tackle addiction
Richard Kidd, The Courier-Mail
2 January 2018
A million Australians abuse prescription drugs
Sydney Morning Herald
19 December 2017
Fentanyl: the next drug epidemic?
Lateline 10 October 2017
The Pill Epidemic
AJP 4 October 2017
Profile of drug-induced deaths has changed
news.com.au 27 September 2017
More than 2 million Australians exceeding recommended medicine dosage, worrying doctors
SMH 17 August 2017
How we can reduce dependency on opioid painkillers in rural and regional Australia
The Conversation 9 August 2017
Landmark long-term study shows opioids no good for back pain
The Sydney Morning Herald
8 August 2017
Prescription opioid epidemic coming to Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
5 August 2017
Opioids: addictive or irreplaceable? As a doctor I urge you to ask more questions
The Guardian 3 August 2017
Interview: Dr Michael Gannon, Australian Medical Association President
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
28 July 2017
How Lucinda overcame her prescription drug dependence and learnt to heal her pain naturally
www.news.com.au 23 July 2017
The opioid curse: Lives lost as patients addicted to painkillers prescribed dozens of drugs
ABC 23 June 2017
Ask The Doctor Series 1 Ep 5 Pain
This episode discovers why pain is one of the most common reasons we visit the doctor and how recent research is shaking up our understanding of how it works. June 2017
GPs not prepared for switch to prescription-only codeine, expert warns
The Sydney Morning Herald 5 April 2017
Pain Issue – Science 4 November 2016
And the women of the future winners are…
Chronic Pain Researcher Georgia Richards Judges’ Choice Winner in The Australian Women’s Weekly Woman of the Future Award – The Women’s Weekly 30 August 2016
Pain Issue – Nature Outlook 14 July 2016
Overdoses lead to warnings about opioid painkillers such as Oxycontin, Fentanyl – Good Weekend 4 June 2016
Pelvic pain series – Financial Review March 2015
Training the brain to beat pain – The Australian 31 January 2015
10-part Pain Series – The Conversation summer 2015-2016
An ongoing war – Good Weekend 14 September 2013
The Pain Issue – Australian Family Physician March 2013