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The Clinical Pain Management (CPM) Program

Award 1. Essential Pain Management

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CPM1. Introduction to Award 1 2 Sections
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CPM5. The role of interdisciplinary care in person-centered pain management 2 Sections
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AWARD 1 – Essential Pain Management – Lays the foundations required for healthcare professionals to be able to recognise and assess the pain experienced by people seeking help with their pain, as well as to develop a pain management plan with the person in pain. They will learn to understand pain as a multidimensional experience that is unique to the individual in pain and to understand that each person in pain will be affected in different ways and have their own pain care priorities, thereby providing the basis for an individualised, or person-centred, approach to pain management.

Award 1

Essential Pain Management

Enhance your knowledge and skills in recognising, assessing, and treating individuals experiencing pain, in these 5 easy-to-use modules

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  • Duration: 5 CPD Hours
  • Certificate: Certificate of Completion
  • Cost: AUD $280 (includes all 4 awards)

By the end of Award 1, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the main elements of the Recognise, Assess, and Treat (R.A.T.) framework for working with a person seeking help with their pain.
  2. Identify the common physical, behavioural, psychological, and social contributors to a person’s pain.
  3. Explore the range of pain care priorities a person in pain may hold.
  4. Explain the different types of pain and their treatment implications
  5. Discuss with other health care professionals a multimodal and interdisciplinary approach to developing a person-centred pain management plan.

CPM 1: Introduction

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the main features of person-centred care for people experiencing pain.
  2. Appreciate the topics that will be covered in this program to support personalised care for people living with pain.

 

CPM 2: Recognising Pain

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  1. Recognise when a person is experiencing pain.
  2. Summarise a person’s pain care priorities.
  3. Explain the core elements of a biopsychosocial model of pain.

 

CPM 3: Assessing Pain

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  1. Identify the main physical, behavioural, and psychological contributors to a person’s pain.
  2. Differentiate between nociception and pain.
  3. Classify different pain types.
  4. Explain how different validated tools can assist in the assessment of a person’s pain.

 

CPM 4: Treating Pain

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  1. Employ the assessment findings to determine which types of treatment are most appropriate for a person in pain.
  2. Differentiate between the terms ‘multimodal’, ‘multidisciplinary’ and ‘interdisciplinary’.
  3. Discuss the range of non-pharmacological treatment options that may be considered for a person in pain.
  1. Explain the role of pharmacological treatment options that may be considered, including the safe use of opioids, alongside the non-pharmacological options.
  2. Articulate the importance of reassessment as part of chronic pain management.

 

CPM 5: The role of interdisciplinary care in person-centred pain management

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss the roles of each discipline involved in a team-based management plan.
  2. Present the key advantages of employing an interdisciplinary care approach to a person seeking help with pain.
  3. Share assessment findings with other healthcare professionals
  4. Participate in team-based treatment planning

“OPEN is such a great learning resource. As a titled Pain Physio - I highly recommend it to health professionals.”

Anjelo Ratnachandra, titled pain physio, Beyond Pain

“As pharmacists, we often think we only need to focus on medications for pain management. However, through this program, we learned that some pain is better managed by asking more questions and offering tailored care around biopsychosocial needs. It’s a very good introduction to pain management, and I’d recommend it to all healthcare providers looking to expand their knowledge and capacity to support patients living with pain.”

Dr Athirah Bakhtiar, Pharmacist

“Our partnership with OPEN makes practical, high-quality pain education more accessible — helping our members turn knowledge into skills they can use in everyday practice.”

Bernadette Smith, president Australian Pain Society & OPEN partner

"OPEN's Clinical Pain Training Program offers a flexible, evidence-based pathway for clinicians to strengthen their pain care skills. I encourage Fellows to explore the program and share it with their teams."

Dr Roger Goucke, AM FPM, Specialist Pain Medicine Physician

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Melanie Ianssen, Head of Workplace Recovery & Health, MyRecovery & Health

“I have completed the first award and the content is information, engaging and easy to navigate. I would highly recommend this course.”

Georgina Gibson, Registered Nurse

“I’ve completed award 1 of OPEN and it’s brilliant, I will be recommending it to health practitioners I work with.”

Dr Adele Stewart, Chair RACGP Pain Management Special Interest Group (SIG)

“OPEN provides the skills and the knowledge in a very practical way which makes it easy for you to get a hold of as a clinician, whatever type of clinician you are.”

Catherine Ketsimur, APA Titled Physiotherapist

“Medications can sometimes be helpful but often they are very disappointing. This course is designed to give skills for the practitioners to guide their patients.”

DR REBECCA MARTIN, SPECIALIST PAIN MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

“I feel like I’m in the drivers seat rather than relying on taking some medication every day.”

Maya, Managing Fibromyalgia & Inflammatory Arthritis with OPEN

“OPEN has taught me there are other methods so I’m not sitting in my own head and thoughts.”

Kyria, Managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome with OPEN

“OPEN education will make you more confident at supporting your patients with resources and strategies for managing their pain”

Bernadette Findlay, Clinical Nurse Consultant & Vice Chairperson of Pain Nurses Australia

“OPEN provides an approach for chronic pain to be effectively managed by all healthcare practitioners.”

Dr Rebecca Martin, Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Head of Department

“When I was given the tools to manage my pain, it was like a dream come true.”

Joe, Managing Chronic Back Pain with OPEN

“Using the techniques that I was taught through the OPEN Program, I can engage more with life now.”

Maya, Managing Fibromyalgia & Inflammatory Arthritis with OPEN

“The OPEN Program didn’t just change my life, it saved my life.”

Tom, Managing Chronic Back Pain with OPEN

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the knowledge, and the validation, partnered with people with lived experience to beat this race against pain.”

Joyce McSwan, Painwise Founder & Former President APS

“The OPEN program is a unique way 
for healthcare providers to up-skill in 
their ability to deliver pain management 
to their patients.”

Prof. Damien Finniss, Director of Acute Pain Services

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BY COMPLETING ALL 4 AWARDS

Award 2

Preparing For Pain Self-Management

6 CPD HOURS

Focus is on equipping you with the skills to guide patients through the crucial steps toward personalising their plan and managing their own pain.
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Award 3

Core Pain Self-Management Skills

6 CPD HOURS

Learning clinical skills in goal setting, activity pacing, exercise, applied relaxation, and effective problem-management are key components for guiding people to self-manage their pain.
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Award 4

Safe And Effective Use Of Medication

3 CPD HOURS

Learn to describe the place of analgesic medications in the integrated management of people experiencing acute and chronic pain, including the safety and efficacy of opioids, reduce reliance and minimise harms.
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Award 2

Preparing For Pain Self-Management

6 CPD HOURS

Focus is on equipping you with the skills to guide patients through the crucial steps toward personalising their plan and managing their own pain.
Learn More
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Award 3

Core Pain Self-Management Skills

6 CPD HOURS

Learning clinical skills in goal setting, activity pacing, exercise, applied relaxation, and effective problem-management are key components for guiding people to self-manage their pain.
Learn More
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Award 4

Safe And Effective Use Of Medication

3 CPD HOURS

Learn to describe the place of analgesic medications in the integrated management of people experiencing acute and chronic pain, including the safety and efficacy of opioids, reduce reliance and minimise harms.
Learn More
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