Chronic Pain Management: How to manage patients who aren’t getting better

This webinar is hosted by Epworth Healthcare and will discuss the following.

TOPIC 1: Chronic Pain; a chronic disease that should be managed in a socio-psycho-biomedical framework 

Presented by Dr Babak Farr, Rehabilitation and Pain Management Physician

Dr Babak Farr will discuss:

• Limitations of biomedical framework for understanding and management of Chronic pain
• Role of Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation teams in management of Persistent pain
• Considerations in pharmacotherapy.

TOPIC 2: A Physiotherapist’s perspective of working in a multidisciplinary Pain Management Program 

Presented by Aidan Davey, Senior Physiotherapist Epworth Camberwell

Aidan Davey will discuss:

• If not stabilising cores, ‘correcting’ postures or teaching people to lift ‘correctly’ then what?
• Aidan will outline some of the commonly held beliefs around back pain which can lead to increased fear and anxiety in patients. Aidan will also discuss some strategies to reframe the conversation around pain and how to ‘unstick’ the ‘stuck’ patient.

The webinar will include case based presentation and will have the opportunity for Q&A.

SPEAKERS

Dr Babak Farr, Rehabilitation and Pain Management Physician

Aidan Davey, Senior Physiotherapist Epworth Camberwell

Learning outcomes:

• Outline the role of Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation teams in management of persistent pain
• Discuss the role of pharmacotherapy in management of persistent pain
• Identify the role of physiotherapy in a multidisciplinary Pain Management Program