Comprehensive Management of Chronic Pain

March 25, 2023 Online Live Workshop
Online Live Workshop

About the workshop

This Comprehensive Management of Chronic Pain Masterclass has been developed and conducted by experienced medical practitioners managing chronic pain. Based on their experience you will receive a comprehensive overview of this common indication, statistics, causes, comorbidities, pathophysiology and current treatments. Our educators will prepare you to manage more patients by providing an in-depth review of current treatments, identifying the advantages and limitations to ensure each treatment plan is patient centered and designed to give your patients the best therapeutic outcome. Upon completion of this masterclass, through interactive group activities and practical case studies you will learn how to manage patients better, and gain the knowledge to reduce polypharmacy and provide an integrative approach by incorporating plant-based medicines.

After this workshop, you will be able to:

Discern between the various chronic pain presentations in patients, and corresponding neural pathophysiology

Assess the socio-economic and public health impact of chronic pain in the Australian population

Demonstrate the skills, and the knowledge required for a comprehensive assessment for patients suffering from chronic pain

Create a patient-centred treatment plan considering non- pharmacological and pharmacological approaches

Distinguish various indications and contraindications to prescribe medicinal cannabis for patients suffering from chronic pain

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Earn 12 CPD hours

Saturday, 25 March 2023

08:30 - 14:00 AEDT

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Claim 12 CPD Hours

Medihuanna is a CPD approved education provider, and this activity has been approved by the RACGP (Activity ID: 403202). Upon completing this activity, you will be eligible to claim CPD hours. The activity will include the following CPD allocation which will be uploaded to the RACGP dashboard.

Education Activity: 2 hours

Reviewing Performance: 2 Hours +3 hours

Measuring Outcomes: +5 hours

Educational Activities:

2 hours

Reviewing Performance:

5 hours

Measuring Outcomes:

5 hours

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Our Sponsors

Little Green Pharma
Medihuanna Founder

Dr. Teresa Towpik

Medihuanna Founder

About the Educator

Dr. Teresa Towpik has been a General Practitioner in Australia since 1993 and an advocate of medicinal cannabis since the law was amended and cannabis was legalized for medicinal use. In 2016 she founded Medihuanna with the goal to educate medical practitioners to safely treat patients with medicinal cannabis. Since then, she has been studying the therapeutic properties of cannabis, how it works, and the potential applications in General Practice, especially in the management of chronic debilitating pain.
Medical Educator

Dr Sara McDonald

Medical Educator

About the Educator

Dr Sara McDonald is a medical doctor with a background previously in chiropractic. She has had experience in mental health and psychiatry, but has found her passion in medicinal cannabis and integrative health. Dr Sara has been treating patients with medicinal cannabis for a number of years and is excited to be involved in helping other doctors find that same passion. Given her background, she has a special interest in the applications of medicinal cannabis for chronic pain and mental health.

Session Plan

<p>This online activity is conducted live through our platform that comes with 2 hours of lectures and 4 hours of interactive exercises, case studies and clinical applications. For more information please download the program outline.<p>

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