Bron is a middle aged woman who endures long-standing chronic pain following a workplace injury. She is struggling to enjoy life like she did before.
This webinar is designed especially for general practitioners and discusses potential referral pathways and benefits of collaboration in providing Bron’s care.
Learning outcomes
Watching this webinar will:
- help improve your understanding of the relationship between chronic pain and mental health.
- improve your referral pathways by identifying the role of different disciplines in contributing to the assessment, treatment and management of people with chronic pain and mental health issues .
- explore GP specific tips and strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration in supporting people with chronic pain and mental health issues
Facilitator
Dr Mary Emeleus
Qualifications:
MBBS BSc(Med), FRACGP Grad Dip Rural, MMH (Psychotherapy)
Profession:
General Practitioner
Mary is a GP and Psychotherapist working at headspace Cairns. She has a mixed role as Senior Clinician, including seeing clients for medical, psychological medicine and psychotherapy appointments, supervising counselling staff and contributing to management. She previously worked at headspace Townsville for four years in a similar role and was GP Advisor to Mental Health Programs for Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local.
Her professional interests include lifestyle medicine, adolescent mental health, early psychosis intervention, psychological and social approaches to psychosis, Balint groups and Psychodynamic, Jungian and Existential theory & practice.
Memberships include Australian Society for Psychological Medicine (www.aspm.org.au) (committee member), RACGP NFSI Psychological Medicine Network, Balint Society of Australia and the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS) (www.isps.org.au).
Panellists
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Mr Nick Economos
Profession:
Physiotherapist, Director
Based in:
Melbourne, VIC
Nick Economos completed his Bachelor of Applied Science in Physiotherapy in 1992 at Sydney University. He was the senior physiotherapist and co-ordinator of the pain management programs at Cedar Court Rehabilitation hospital for 5 years before establishing a new pain management service at The Valley Private Hospital, focusing on compensable clients.
Nick currently works in private practice at Empower Rehab, an interdisciplinary clinic of physiotherapists and psychologists who focus on the best practice management of complex and chronic pain conditions in the community. He also runs workshops for allied health professionals involved in the rehabilitation of clients with persistent pain conditions.
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Dr Jacqui Stanford
Qualifications:
B.App.Sci (Psych) (Hons), DPsych (Health) MAPS
Profession:
Health psychologist
Based in:
Melbourne, VIC
Jacqui Stanford is currently a Director and Principal Psychologist of Empower Rehab, who specialise in providing interdisciplinary pain management as well as working with clients presenting with a range of psychological presentations.
Jacqui provides training and supervision to health professionals and return to work professionals about the management of clients with persistent pain to help facilitate recovery and optimal function. She also lectures post graduate psychology students in pain management.
Jacqui is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the Health College, the International Association for the Study of Pain and the Australian Pain Society. Jacqui was the Australian Psychological Society representative of the Australian National Pain Summit.
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Dr Stephen Leow
Qualifications:
MBBS Adelaide 1984
Profession:
General Practitioner
Based in:
Adelaide, SA
Stephen is a practitioner based in Adelaide, South Australia. He has specific interests in Diabetes and Pain Management. He is Clinical Director of GP+ Elizabeth in Suburban SA, and a chair of RACGP Special Interest Group of Pain Management.
Stephen is chair of Primary Care Group of the National Pain Summit, a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain Neuropathic Pain and Education Special Interest Group and a member of the Australian Pain Society
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Dr Tobie Sacks
Qualifications:
MBBCh, PhD, MRC Psych, FRANZCP, FAChAM, FFPMANZCA
Profession:
Psychiatrist
Based in:
Melbourne, VIC
Tobie specialises in the psychiatric management of patients with chronic pain, including those with opioid and other addictive behaviours.
Participants who attended the webinar provided the following feedback:
Learning needs
98% of respondents indicated their needs were ‘entirely met’ or ‘partially met’.
Relevance to practice
83% stated the webinar was ‘entirely relevant’ or partially relevant’ to their practice.
Practice change
84% of respondents intend to make changes to their clinical work practice as a result of attending the webinar.
This webinar was produced in
November 2012. The Mental Health Professionals’ Network’s webinars are produced for mental health professionals. The information is intended for suitably-experienced mental health professionals and does not replace clinical judgement and decision making. It is intended for use as a guide of a general nature only and may or may not be relevant to particular patients or circumstances. The subject matter is not exhaustive of any mental health conditions presented. Health professionals implementing any recommendations contained in the webinar must exercise their own independent skill or judgement or seek appropriate professional advice relevant to their own particular circumstances when so doing. Any information presented in the webinar recording was deemed relevant at the time of the live event and after this date has not been reviewed. No guarantee can be given that the information is free from error or omission.
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