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In this issue:

Issue 80
  • CEO MESSAGE
  • Aged Care in Pain
  • National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management
  • Pain groups note passing of PHI Reform Legislation with some concern​​​​​​​
  • Painaustralia welcomes Greg Hunt reappointment​​​​​​​
  • Painaustralia presentation to MBS review
  • International Alliance of Patient Organisations calls for patient-centred pain management strategies​​​​​​​
  • Scriptwise launches new community toolkits to mark International Overdose Awareness Day
  • New Pain Clinic in ACT​​​​​​​
  • Pain Revolution Takes over Tasmania in 2019​​​​​​​
  • The Politics of Pain: Making pain a national health priority- University of Adelaide Public Lecture​​​​​​​
  • SHPA Medicines leadership forum 2018
  • Launch of new Penington Institute report on Naloxone access​​​​​​​
  • Painaustralia policy ​​​​​​​
  • Other important events

SHPA Medicines leadership forum 2018

Painaustralia joined key representatives from across the health system together with leading hospital pharmacists as they gathered in Canberra in late July to identify proven and potential measures to reduce the incidence of opioid harm in patients after surgery.

SHPA’s inaugural Medicines Leadership Forum 2018: Reducing opioid harm invited leaders in key areas of healthcare to discuss preliminary recommendations from Reducing opioid-related harm: An Australian hospital landscape paper.

The landmark SHPA report highlights the importance of developing and expanding consistent high-quality pain management and patient education services at public and private hospitals in metropolitan, regional and remote areas, particularly for opioid naïve surgical patients.

SHPA President Professor Michael Dooley said the collaborative forum was an important step toward improving the safe use of opioids, which are commonly prescribed after the 2.2 million surgeries that take place in Australia every year.

 

 

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Our capacity to influence government policy and improve understanding and management of pain is directly related to the strength of our membership network. Your support could make all the difference.
 

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