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Pain: Resources for clinicians & patients

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Clinician resources

Education Platform (EFIC)
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Pain Education Modules
Modular videos on patients with different types of pain
Pain toolkits

American Pain Society guidelines
International Association for the Study of Pain guidelines
WHO guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of persisting pain in children with medical illness
OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis
A consensus statement on the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) algorithm for the management of knee osteoarthritis -- From evidence-based medicine to the real-life setting
Pain management - video series for clinicians
NICE guidance - pain
Integrating patient values into evidence-based practice: Effective communication for shared decision-making
Chronic pain guidelines by Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Guidelines for pain management programmes for adults by the British Pain Society
Pain proposal: Improving the current and future management of chronic pain
Health service co-design: Working with patients to improve healthcare services - guide and toolkit
Effect workplace, family and cultural influences on low back pain: What opportunities exist to address social factors in general consultations?
Integrating patient values into evidence-based practice: effective communication for shared decision-making
Guidelines for pain management programmes for adults
Working with patients to improve healthcare services
Pain management - bpac current topics

Resources for patients

Pokohiwi Mārōrō: The Otago Shoulder Health Project Website and VIDEO
Tame the beast - It's time to rethink persistent pain: How you think about your pain can change the way it feels VIDEO
Understanding Pain VIDEO
Understanding pain & what to do about it VIDEO
Chronic Pain and the Boom Bust Cycle VIDEO
Stories and Metaphors to Help Understand Pain
Patient information leaflets from the Faculty of Pain Medicine
Best Advice for People Taking Opioid Medication VIDEO
Patient stories
I love someone in pain - resources for carers
Pain programmes in New Zealand Health Navigator
Pain toolkit
Patients Like Me - connect with others with the same disease/condition; track/share their own experiences; improve outcomes
IASP Patient resources - from maps to coalitions, to advocacy, Q&A and case studies

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