Chronic Pain Integration & Education of Patients for Primary Health Nurses

Join APNA and subject matter experts from PainMedSA to learn all about chronic pain management in primary health care.

We will cover:

1. Integration of chronic pain

- The how/when/what to say in conversations with your patients

- GPMHCP and team care arrangements

- The who/what/why of Multi D input

2. Red flags to look for

- OMEDD – what is it and why it is important

- The 5 A’s

- Further tools and resources

3. Role of practice nurse as advocate / liaison

4. Referral to pain specialists

- Why to do referrals and what to put in the referral to ensure a quality referral