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In this issue:

Issue 83
  • A message from the CEO
  • Take Home Naloxone Pilot Launched
  • Descending the Analgesic Ladder
  • New Patient Resource for Hospital Discharge
  • Research on impact of chronic pain on brain
  • Submissions and Policy Updates
  • Out and About
  • In the media
  • Guest Contribution: Sarah and Angela, co-founders of the Painspace App

In the media

Media highlights:

Selected media stories featuring Painaustralia including:

  • Article for Croakey on the new national pain services directory Waiting in pain: new tool will help navigate an inadequate system
  • Article for Australian Hospital and Healthcare on chronic pain in aged care Ageing in pain
  • Courier Mail covers Migraines and speaks to Carol Bennett Migraines are ruining lives and costing people their jobs but doctors ignore it
  • Courier Mail covers post-surgical medication in discussion with Carol Bennett Aussie patients being overdosed on pain medication after surgery
  • Coverage of the Take Home Naloxone Pilot in the Daily Telegraph Drug that can reverse an opioid overdose is now free in three Australian states
  • Coverage of new research on chronic pain and changes to brain in the ABC Chronic pain can change the way your brain processes emotion, scientists find
  • Article in Women’s Health on new research World-First Research Finds Chronic Pain Changes Your Brain

Weekly blog articles:

  • Naloxone: A new safe safety net
  • The how, when and why of opioid deprescribing
  • Can we do more to prevent chronic pain?
  • A snapshot of how Australians are managing their pain
  • Fixing the cracks in disability support as another Royal Commission shocks Australia

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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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