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164126 - From acute to chronic pain - options please!

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To provide a systematic framework to manage patients when their acute pain continues past 3 months.

Relevance to General Practice

Treatment of opioid addiction should be underpinned by a focus on reduction of harm related to drug use including, but not confined to, a goal of abstinence. As with other medical conditions, assessment of patients with opioid addiction is often part of the initiation of patient-doctor engagement.

Learning outcomes
  • Recognise and understand the role of opioids.
  • Identify appropriate strategies to minimise harm when prescribing opioids.
  • Identify the non opioid options e.g. in knee, back and neuropathic pain
    • Type
    Type -> Online Learning
    Delivery
    Delivery -> Face to face
    Title
    164126 - From acute to chronic pain - options please!
    Speciality Classification
    Speciality Classification -> Medical Doctors -> General Practice ( GP ) / Family Medicine
    Location
    Location -> Australia -> NSW -> Sydney
    Provider Type
    Education Provider
    Duration
    2 hours
    Start Date
    06-Aug-2019
    CPD
    2 hours
    Price
    0.00
    Location
    Online
    Posted By
    The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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