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Private Pain – Identifying Gaps In The Management Of Chronic Pain Patients In Private Hospitals: A Case Study, Johanna Gale

Journal of Perioperative Nursing

This is a case study of a patient who experiences chronic pain and was admitted for an acute surgical procedure in a private hospital. It illustrates how communication and teamwork can be overlooked within the multidisciplinary focus when jointly caring for this group of patients within the public and private sectors. This case study offers a nurse-led approach to improving individualised health care for chronic pain patients while preventing gaps in health care.

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques For Chronic Pain, Neil E. O'Connell, Louise Marston, Sally Spencer, Lorraine H. Desouza, Benedict M. Wand

Physiotherapy Papers and Journal Articles

Stimulating the brain without surgery in the management of chronic pain in adults

Bottom line: There is a lack of high-quality evidence to support or refute the effectiveness of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques for chronic pain.

Background: Electrical stimulation of the brain has been used to address a variety of painful conditions. Various devices are available that can electrically stimulate the brain without the need for surgery or any invasive treatment. There are five main treatment types: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in which the brain is stimulated by a coil applied to the scalp, cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in …

Differences In Swedish And Australian Medical Student Attitudes And Beliefs About Chronic Pain, Its Management, And The Way It Is Taught, Linda Rankin, Britt-Marie Stalnacke, Christopher J. Fowler, Gisselle Gallego

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Background and aims: Medical students receive training in the management of chronic pain, but the training is often suboptimal. Considering that the basis for physician’s knowledge is their medical education, it is important to explore the attitudes and beliefs of medical students with respect both to chronic pain management and to their views on current pain education. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare Swedish and Australian medical student’s attitudes and beliefs about patients with chronic pain, and their perceptions regarding their chronic pain management education.

Methods: An online survey was conducted with final year Australian and Swedish …