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We are continually identifying the best resources to assist patients with chronic pain, and those who help them

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Education

Chronic Pain Explained

In this article we provide a simple overview of Chronic Pain, its origins, why it is so complicated and why it is so difficult to cure.
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Why things hurt

This video from Lorimer Moseley is an excellent introduction to the complexity of chronic pain
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Pain - an Output of the Brain

This article explores the role of the Brain, and wider nervous system, in creating the pain experience. The pain felt is very real.
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Opioids and chronic pain

This video from the Faculty of Pain Medicine provides an excellent explanation of the issues with using opioids in chronic non-cancer pain.
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Retrain pain website

This site has a series of short videos on several aspects of chronic pain inciuding sleep, medications, relationships, mind and goals,
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Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia

This Australian site includes a vareity of patient education material about pelvic pain in both women and men.
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My Live Well with Pain

This UK site provides a range of resources to help patients living with chronic pain
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Referrals and appointments

What to expect from your appointment?

Our assessments are detailed in order to fully understand your situation. Please view this page for an understanding of what to expect from an appiontment
Referrals
Pelvic Pain Questionnaire (assigned female at birth)

If you have been referred to our pelvic pain clinic and were assigned female at birth, please download, complete and return this questionnaire to Australis Specialist Pain Clinic.
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Pelvic Pain Questionnaire (assigned male at birth)

If you have been referred to our pelvic pain clinic and were assigned male at birth, please download, complete and return this questionnaire to Australis Specialist Pain Clinic.
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Pre-triage form

If you have been referred to our specialist pain clinic, please download, complete and return this questionnaire to Australis Specialist Pain Clinic.
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For Clinicians

Better Pain Management course

This course, developed by the Faculty of Pain Medicine, consists of 12 online modules to help clinicians improve their care of patients with chronic pain.
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FPM opioid calculator

The Faculty of Pain Medicine provide a useful app for calculating a patients Oral Morphine Equivalent Daily Dose
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Referrals from clinicians

We accept referrals from all clinicians for patients who are appropriate for pain management. It is important to have an understanding of funding, as typically our input requires specific approval from the relevant funder.
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Pelvic Pain journal

This O&G magazine on pelvic pain, from the College of Obstetricians & Gyanecologists, includes an article (page 48) from our Australis clinicians Dr Karen Joseph and Dr Jessica Miills on multidisciplinary management of pelvic pain.
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Live Well with Pain site

This UK site provides clinicians with resources to help them manage patients with chronic pain.
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Request for Tertiary Support Services

This form is used by clincians involved in ACC community pain services to request Tertiary Support Services from Australis.
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For Case Managers & Employers

Referrals from case managers and employers

Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries about referring. We recommend beginning with an assessment by a Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, who will provide a recommendation for management. This may include a pain management program at Australis Specialist Pain Clinic, or with other rehabilitation providers depending on what is most suitable.

Why refer to a specialist clinic?

Complex rehabilitation cases benefit from early and thorough specialist assessment to ensure that all relevant factors are identified and addressed. With expertise in occupational and pain medicine and rehabilitation, and a network of other specialists and allied health providers, Australis Medical and Australis Specialist Pain Clinic are able to provide appropriate management programs.