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Blue Knot Foundation: Resources
Blue Knot provides information and support for anyone who is affected by complex trauma. There are resources available for both survivors and professionals, as well as courses available for the latter.
Psychwire
Signature online courses for health and mental health professionals by the leaders in evidence-based therapy.

Hall K, Gibbie T, Lubman DI. Motivational interviewing techniques - facilitating behaviour change in the general practice setting. Aust Fam Physician. 2012 Sep;41(9):660-7.
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Abstract
Background: One of the biggest challenges that primary care practitioners face is helping people change longstanding behaviours that pose significant health risks.

Objective: To explore current understanding regarding how and why people change, and the potential role of motivational interviewing in facilitating behaviour change in the general practice setting.

Discussion: Research into health related behaviour change highlights the importance of motivation, ambivalence and resistance. Motivational interviewing is a counselling method that involves enhancing a patient's motivation to change by means of four guiding principles, represented by the acronym RULE: Resist the righting reflex; Understand the patient's own motivations; Listen with empathy; and Empower the patient. Recent meta-analyses show that motivational interviewing is effective for decreasing alcohol and drug use in adults and adolescents and evidence is accumulating in others areas of health including smoking cessation, reducing sexual risk behaviours, improving adherence to treatment and medication and diabetes management.

NEJM Interviews
Insightful conversations with leading experts in the field of health care, medical research, policy, and more from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each episode examines the many complexities found at the junction of medicine and society.
NEJM Interview: Thomas Gallagher on historical and current ethical approaches to responding to harmful medical errors.
Thomas Gallagher is a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T.H. Gallagher and A. Kachalia. Responding to Medical Errors — Implementing the Modern Ethical Paradigm. N Engl J Med 2024;390:193-197.

ANZCA & FPM courses

FPM: Clinical skills courses
Our clinical skills courses and trainee tutorial program are designed to support pain medicine trainees.
FPM centralised trainee tutorials
The Centralised Trainee Tutorial Program is an exciting initiative to provide all pain medicine trainees with access to a formalised teaching program and regular opportunities to engage with other trainees. Recordings of each tutorial are available on Learn@ANZCA (see below).
FPM: Better Pain Management Program
The FPM Better Pain Management program has been designed for specialist and general medical practitioners, medical students, nurses and allied health practitioners engaged in the care of patients with persistent pain. It consists of twelve online education modules each designed to be completed in one hour.

Note: ANZCA and FPM fellows, trainees and SIMGs have complimentary access to all Better Pain Management modules via Learn@ANZCA (see below).

Learn@ANZCA

Learn@ANZCA (formerly Networks) is the college's learning management system. The system contains numerous courses and resources which will be of interest to trainees.

Use the links below to access additional support resources contained on the Learn @ANZCA platform.

Note: Some resources located in Learn@ANZCA require that you first register before accessing.

FPM trainee tutorials [Learn@ANZCA]
This module contains recordings of key presentations from FPM conferences and events. These recordings cover a broad range of topics relevant to pain medicine.
Better Pain Management [Learn@ANZCA]
The Better Pain Management program has been designed for those engaged in the care of patients with persistent pain. FPM trainees may find these modules to be a useful resource for consolidating their learning. ANZCA Fellows and trainees may also find this program to be helpful in extending an interest in pain topics.

IASP pain refresher courses

Pain 2018: Refresher Courses, 17th World Congress on Pain by Michael Gold; Esther M. Pogatzki-Zahn; Mark S. Wallace [eds] Presented at the 17th World congress on Pain in Boston, Massachusetts, in September 2018, these papers represent the thinking of the world’s top pain scientists and clinicians. IASP distributes this book to participants in the Refresher courses, and it is now available to pain researchers and clinicians who were unable to attend the Congress.
ISBN: 9781975128067
Publication Date: 2018-09-15
Pain 2016: Refresher Courses, 16th World Congress on Pain by Claudia L. Sommer; Mark S. Wallace; Steven P. Cohen; Michaela Kress [eds] Pain 2016 Refresher Courses: 16th World Congress on Pain, was written by the instructors of the Refresher Courses offered in conjunction with the 16th World Congress on Pain, held September 26-30, 2016, in Yokohama, Japan. The publication incorporates the latest thinking on a diverse range of topics in pain research and treatment and is a valuable resource not only for those new to the pain field but also for those seeking to update their knowledge.
ISBN: 1496375254
Publication Date: 2016-10-01
Pain 2014: Refresher Courses, 15th World Congress on Pain by Srinivasa N. Raja; Claudia L. Sommer [eds] Every two years, the International Association for the Study of Pain publishes a compendium of benchmark papers that summarize the current status of pain research, treatment, and management throughout the world. Presented at the 15th World Congress on Pain in Buenos Aires in October 2014, these papers represent the thinking of the world's top pain scientists and clinicians. IASP distributes this book to participants in the Refresher Courses, and it is now available to pain researchers and clinicians who were unable to attend the Congress.
ISBN: 9781496332035
Publication Date: 2015-06-01
Pain 2012: Refresher Courses, 14th World Congress of Pain by Irene Tracey [ed] Pain 2012: Refresher Courses, 14th World Congress on Pain, is based on IASP's refresher courses on pain research and treatment. Includes techniques (neuroimaging, genetics), treatments (interventional, psychological, pharmacological, complementary/alternative), and disorders (neuropathic pain, headache, cancer pain, musculoskeletal pain, CRPS, orofacial pain, postoperative pain, pediatric pain, abdominopelvic pain).
Call Number: 616.0472 PAI
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ISBN: 9780931092930
Publication Date: 2012-09-04
Pain 2010 - An Updated Review: Refresher Course Syllabus by IASP Scientific Program Committee & Jeffrey Mogil [ed] Pain 2010 – An Updated Review: Refresher Course Syllabus, based on sessions held at the 13th World Congress on Pain, 2010, in Montréal, covers pain research and treatment. Includes techniques (imaging, genetics, pain models), treatments (interventional, psychological, pharmacological), disorders (cancer pain, neuropathic pain, musculoskeletal pain, CRPS, orofacial pain, postoperative pain, abdominal/pelvic pain, back pain, paediatric pain), and drug development.
ISBN: 9780931092848
Publication Date: 2010-08-01