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Painaustralia is Australia’s leading pain advocacy body working to improve the quality of life of people living with pain, their families and carers, and to minimise the social and economic burden of pain on individuals and the community. 

Media Release

23 October 2019 Painaustralia - Putting pain services on the map

23 October 2019 Minister for Health the Hon Greg Hunt MP - Supporting people with chronic pain to access services

Painaustralia in the news

Australian Women's Health- 4 December 2019

World-First Research Finds Chronic Pain Physically Changes Your Brain

ABC NEWS- 3 December 2019

Chronic pain can change the way your brain processes emotion, scientists find

Daily Telegraph- 30 November 2019

Drug that can reverse an opioid overdose is now free in three Australian states

Daily Telegraph- 19 November 2019

Patients being overdosed on painkillers after surgery

Herald Sun- 16 November 2019

Migraines are ruining lives and costing people their jobs but doctors ignore it

Hospital and Healthcare - 14 November 2019

Ageing in pain

Croakey independent, in-depth social journalism for health - 7 November 2019

Waiting in pain: new tool will help navigate an inadequate system

7 News - November 2019

Researchers use nanoparticles to make painkillers more effective

itK - Official Journal of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia- October/November 2019

Pharmacists & the journey of pain

PHNEWS- 24 October 2019

Improving access to pain services

Senior AU - 23 October 2019

Putting pain services on the map

Latest Submissions

ENEWS Issue 92

  • Consultation on National Obesity Strategy, submission from Painaustralia December 2019 Download the submission
  • Royal Commission into Disability November 2019 Download the submission
  • IASP's Proposed New Definition of Pain Released for Comment September 2019 Download the submission
  • Submission from Painaustralia to Independent Review of Nursing Education Download the submission 
  • Proposal for new aged care funding instrument Consultation May 2019 Download the submission 
  • PBS Improvements Process_Medicines Status Website From Painaustralia April 2019 Download the submission
  • Medical Benefits Schedule Review: Draft Report from the Pain Management Clinical Committee From Painaustralia April 2019 Download the submission
  • Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health_Submission from Painaustralia April 2019 Download the submission
  • TGA Spinal Implants reclassification Consultation_Submission from Painaustralia March 2019 Download the submission
  • TGA prescription medication under evaluation Consultation_Submission from Painaustralia March 2019 Download the submission
  • ACRE Draft Prescribing Guidance-Non-Cancer Pain_Submission from Painaustralia March 2019 Download the submission
  • Royal Commission into Aged Care Submission from Painaustralia February 2019 Download the submission
  • TGA Medical Devices Consultation Submission from Painaustralia February 2019 Download the submission
  • Review of Early Release of Superannuation Benefits: Furthers consultation and draft proposals February 2019 Download the submission
  • Submission to Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health January 2019 Download the submission
  • A message from the CEO
  • New National Pain Services Directory
  • Codeine use and harms in Australia: evaluating the effects of re‐scheduling
  • NPS Medicinewise Education Program: Opioids, Chronic Pain and the bigger picture
  • Faculty of Pain Medicine releases Procedures in Pain Medicine Clinical Care Standard
  • National Carers Week
  • Painaustralia partners with PMRI, University of Sydney, the Kolling Institute and NSW Health for a global conference on opioid deprescribing
  • PharmAus 2019
  • Queensland’s move towards Real Time Prescription Monitoring
  • Out and About
  • In the media
  • Guest Contribution: Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA)

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We welcome donations from members of the community with funds supporting our work in engaging with stakeholders across the health care sector, informing policy and advocating for best practice pain management.
 

With one in five Australians living with pain, it is likely that someone you know is directly affected. Painaustralia is the national peak body working to improve the quality of life of people living with pain, their families and carers, and to minimise the social and economic burden of pain.


Donations of more than $100 will be acknowledged in the Painaustralia Annual Review, unless you wish to remain anonymous. Note that all donations over $2 are tax deductible.

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