Library resource guides: Chronic pain: Apps, podcasts & online lectures

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Apps

Recommended apps are listed below, sorted by area. Additional information about ANZCA-subscribed/supported apps can be found on the Apps library guide.

Curable
The Curable app provides evidence-based chronic pain lessons in your pocket. It uses a combination of pain science education and research-backed techniques to address pain from every angle. The program helps you connect the dots between what’s happening in your brain, in your body, and in your life, to get a full picture of what's causing your symptoms and how to relieve them.
Curable (iOS/Apple)
Curable (Android/Google Play)

Manage My Pain
Manage My Pain is the world’s first and only commercially-available digital chronic pain treatment companion with clinical validation and has one of the largest datasets for reported pain outcomes.
Manage My Pain (iOS/Apple)
Manage My Pain (Android/Google Play)

Podcasts

Recommended podcasts are listed below. Additional information about podcasts can be found on the Podcasts library guide.

The Healing Pain Podcast
The Healing Pain Podcast with Dr. Joe Tatta promotes the latest evidence and methods for the safe and effective treatment of chronic pain. Featuring top experts, discover the latest research from the fields of pain science, physical therapy, physiotherapy, pain psychology, functional nutrition, integrative and functional medicine, as well as discuss innovation and provide expert opinion every week.
The Healing Pain Podcast (Spotify)
The Healing Pain Podcast (iOS/Apple)

Pain Matters
The Pain Matters Podcast is presented by the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM). It’s the US’s leading podcast for healthcare providers focused on providing the best care today, tomorrow, and beyond. Home to multiple pain-focused podcasts, it shares the latest innovations and practical applications that directly impact how we care for patients and measure success in multidisciplinary care in every episode.
Pain Matters (Spotify)
Pain Matters (Apple)

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Acute and Chronic Pain: The Role of Pain Psychology (7 Oct 2024)
The goal of this program is to improve patient outcomes through pain management. Topics include risk factors for chronic pain development and cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of chronic pain.
Palliative Care Sedation (28 Mar 2023)
This program aims to improve management of patients receiving palliative sedation.
Key Concepts in Pain (28 Oct 2022)
This program aims to improve management of acute and chronic pain.
Osteopathic Principles Incorporated into Management of Chronic Pain (21 Sep 2022)
This program aims to improve the use of osteopathic techniques for management of acute and chronic pain.
Perioperative Considerations for the Adolescent Patient with Chronic Pain (14 May 2022)
This program aims to improve chronic pain management in adolescent patients, better interpret pain scores, and implement strategies to improve postoperative outcomes in teenage patients.

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AudioDigest Anesthesiology Collection [App] This link opens in a new window
AudioDigest provides instant online and mobile access to 250+ accredited anaesthesiology, pain medicine and critical care audio lectures presented by experts from leading institutions, bringing clinicians a convenient continuing medical education (CME/CE) experience. Each lecture includes: objectives, pre-test Q&A, summary & readings, post-test Q&A, evaluation.

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