A Pain Class for GPs can be fully funded by the Pain Management Professional Development Grant in Victoria or the Health Work Scholarship Program in Victoria and the other states.

The Pain Management Professional Development Grant will provide support to health professionals who are working with chronic disease patients to increase their knowledge and skills in chronic pain management practices.

This grant will upskill health practitioners in regions where there is limited access to a specialist pain service who can treat patients with complex conditions. This will support additional specialist pain management services being delivered in regional and rural Victoria.

The grant will be open from 18 January 2022 to 20 June 2022,
with a cap of $5,000 per applicant.

• ELIGIBILITY
  To be eligible for the Pain Management Professional Development Grant you will need to meet the following criteria:
  • Working as a health practitioner in the area of pain management or with an interest in up-skilling to provide pain management services with your patients
  • Propose to undertake study or upskilling activities that will meet the identified objectives of this grant opportunity
  • Provide primary care services in either:
  a) a regional Victorian MMM3-MMM7 location
  b) an RWAV Outreach funded service provider delivering services in MMM3-7, or
  c) an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) in MMM2-7

Applicants must apply for the grant prior to the educational activity taking place.

Applications close Monday 20 June 2022

The Musculoskeletal Channel contains over 200 lectures

Sub-channels include: Arthritis, Bone and Mineral, Fractures, Lower Limb, Upper Limb, Spine, Osteoporosis

It is included free with 'A Pain Course for GPs'

Topics include;

• Adult Scoliosis
• Evidence based management of acute and chronic rotator cuff tears
• Common foot and ankle injuries
• Non Operative treatment for lower back pain
• Soft tissue management of hamstring injuries
• Performing knee arthroscopy in over 50s
• Treatment of Labral Tears
• OA in the young and active patient Knee preservation or replacement
• Vertebral fracture risk and mortality is increased in patients with Ankylosing spondylitis 
• Shoulder injury, management and case studies
• Shoulder examination demonstration
• Knee examination demonstration
• Common work related knee conditions and treatment
• Osseointegration for Amputees
• Rapid Recovery & Rehab Improving outcomes in joint replacement
• Common paediatric fractures
• Putting in the shoulder
• Unstable Pelvic Fracture
• Non-accidental long bone injuries

• Paediatric Scoliosis
• Sarcopenia and obesity associations with fracture risk in older adults
• Lifestyle intervention for frail obese older adults effects on muscle, bone and fat
• Long-term Management of Osteoporosis
• Addressing frailty in clinical practice an evidence based approach
• Ultrasound guided hydrodissection of nervous structures, neuro axial and spine
• Diagnosing and treating Chronic Spinal Pain Finding and treating the spinal nociceptors
• Frailty, Falls, Fractures
• Orthopaedic & Sporting Emergencies
• Back Pain A neurosurgeon's perspective
• Hip & Knee Cases of relevance to General Practitioners
• Hand & Wrist cases of relevance to General Practitioners
• Hand therapy for common hand injuries
• Putting in that hip
• Jaw Reduction
• Head injury in kids - talking to parents
• Osteomyelitis what are the chances
• Joint aspiration Ankle, Knee and Shoulder
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

The Emergency Medicine Channel contains over 680 lectures

Sub-channels include: Airway, ECG, Heart, Paediatric, Retrieval and Trauma

It is included free with 'A Pain Course for GPs'

Topics include;

• Cardiac Arrest State of the Art
• Electrical Storm
• The Crashing Child Top 5 tips
• Life threatening Asthma
• Paediatric Toxicology
• Ultrasound for takotsubo
• Aortic Dissection
• Ketamine for analgesia
• Obstetric Trauma
• PE in pregnancy
• ENT Tips and Tricks
• Cardiac Arrest and Thrombolysis
• Assessing suicidal risk in the Emergency Department
• Thyrotoxicosis
• Trauma in the Obese Patient
• Sex differences in Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Necrotising Fasciitis
• Paediatric Seizures
• Strangulation and Hanging
• Sepsis

• Hypertension in pregnancy
• Post Partum Haemmorhage
• Hypertensive emergencies
• Paediatric ECG
• Brugada Syndrome
• Acute Heart Failure
• Antiarrhythmics that may kill your patient
• Brady - Tachy Arrhythmias
• Diagnosing VT - Wide Complex Tachycardia
• Paediatric Resuscitation Pearls
• Stimulant ingestion
• The 4 minute Neuro Exam
• Sudden Headache
• Paediatric Arrhythmias
• Nerve Blocks
• Hand Fractures
• Subtle ischaemia
• Paediatric trauma management
• Paediatric Rashes
• Paediatric Airway
• Dealing with Drug Seeking

The Women's Health Channel contains over 300 lectures

Sub-channels include: Cancer, Cardiovascular, Endometriosis, Fertility, Hormone replacement, Menopause, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pregnancy

Yes, it is also included free with 'A Pain Course for GPs'

[this channel alone is worth hundreds of dollars!]

Topics include;

• Pitfalls in Early Pregnancy
• Hypertension in pregnancy
• Perinatal Mental Health
• What's new The use of testosterone in women
• Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening in General Practice
• PE in Pregnancy
• Gynaecology for General Practice
• Physiotherapy in pelvic pain management
• IUDs in the gynae procedural clinic
• Asthma during pregnancy
• PCOS from an endocrine viewpoint
• Contraception
• Inequality begins before birth
• Using insulin pumps in pregnancy
• Severe hypertriglyceridaemia in pregnancy
• Treatment of smoking during pregnancy
• Women's Perineal physiotherapy
• Surgery for urinary incontinence
• Working with pregnant ice users
• Contraception and parenting among substance using women
• Endometrical Cancer An Obesity Epidemic
• Anaemia and iron deficiency in pregnancy
• Trauma in Pregnancy

• Sex differences in Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Vulva health and cervical screening what to ask and what to look for en-route to the cervix
• The hidden cost of cancer treatment optimising bone health for women with breast cancer
• Long-term Management of Osteoporosis
• Bone Health in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
• Breakthrough bleeding – what causes it and how to manage it
• Vaginal administration of sex steroids in menopausal hormone therapy
• Vaginal Laser Therapy
• Understanding stroke in women – from causes to consequences
• Selective progesterone receptor modulators
• Sexual aspects of anti-depressant therapy in the perimenopause and menopause
• Mindfulness, Mood and Menopause
• MHT and Cognition
• Botox in the pelvis
• Ovarian Masses
• Imaging of Breast Lumps – dispelling the myths and misconception
• Managing menopause without hormones
• Endometriosis and other gynaecological problems in teens
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Domestic violence identifying women at risk and responding appropriately

The Paediatric Channel contains over 400 lectures

Sub-channels include: Paediatric Allergy, Paediatric Asthma, Paediatric Diabetes, Paediatric CVD, Paediatric Mental Health, Paediatric Obesity and Safety (NAI)

Also included free with 'A Pain Course for GPs'

Topics include;

• Common ear problems in children
• Paediatric Scoliosis
• Management of anxiety in children and young people with an intellectual disability
• Paediatric ECG
• Paediatric Resuscitation
• Testicular pain in Kids
• How long should we fast kids for sedation
• Age under 7 checklist What you can not miss
• First 2000 days A framework for development and behavioural concerns
• Nutritional Management of the Irritable Infant
• Paediatric Arrhythmias
• Paediatric Trauma
• Sexually transmitted infections
• Paediatric Ophthalmic Trauma
• Bronchiolitis
• Paediatric asthma
• Pain management in children
• Snoring in children
• Sleep in Pregnancy and Baby Sleep
• Hypoglycaemia and the developing brain

• Anaphylaxis
• Paediatric Seizures
• Paediatric Rashes
• Paediatric Airway
• Paediatric limp
• Paediatric heart conditions
• A history of the Paediatric Bipolar Disorder epidemic
• Paediatric Allergy
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis & hypermobility
• Parent information-seeking in the digital age
• Petechiae in Children
• Anorexia nervosa
• The high yield examination in sepsis
• Rheumatology pearls and pitfalls
• Radiology
• Blast injuries in children
• Childhood obesity – practical tips for GPs
• Child & Adolescent Sleep
• Protecting kids - legislation update and assessing risk
• Features of childhood cancer - what to watch for in primary care
• Enhancing kid-friendly GP services
• The perinatal microbiome – seeding the future for health and disease
• Early life origins of allergy

Emergency Mental Health

4 hours CPD 1 day online emergency mental health grant

[Price outside of Plus is $185]

Module 1: Risks Associated with Deliberate Self harm  

• Assessing suicidal risk in the Emergency Department
  • Risk stratification has been taught for a decade or more - but it isn't evidence based and it doesn't work!
  • Learn instead about a program that reduces repeated suicide attempts by 35%
• Strangulation and Hanging
  • Learn to recognize the one factor that increases a person's risk of death by 800 times.
  • What investigations are essential? 
  • One surprising idea to consider with the EMR/discharge summary.

Module 2: Risks Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Poppers and Whippets N2O Alkyl nitrates Abuse
  • Learn  the four key investigations and five keys to management
• Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome
  • Learn what reduces the symptoms, and the only way to cure it
• Management of stimulants
  • Learn the 7 step management process
• Adolescent Addiction
  • Learn the 5 A's of brief intervention
• Dealing with Drug Seeking
  • Avoiding risk / threat
  • The Hustler
  • Misunderstood chronic pain patient
  • Member of staff / colleague

Module 3: Risks Associated with Violent behaviour  

• Occupational Violence Duty of Care
  • Learn what one regional ED did to decrease the need for physical restraint by 80%
• Managing behaviours of concern in the Paediatric ED
  
  • 15 year old, versus 12 year old, versus 6 year old, versus 2 year old.
  • What strategies should you use with children with intellectual difficulties?
• Dealing with difficult people
  • Strategies for dealing with difficult colleagues or patients
• The management of acute agitation in the emergency setting
  • Deescalation, chemical and physical restraint

Emergency Cardiology For General Practice

7 hours CPD 1 day online emergency medicine grant

[Price outside of Plus is $375]

Module 1: ECG Interpretation

• Reading an ECG
• Diagnosing VT
• Brady / Tachy Arrhythmia
• Narrow complex
• Wide Complex
• ECGs where the wrong medicine (including digoxin) will kill your patient
• Atrial Fibrillation
• ECG Interpretation including Heart Blocks

Module 2: Infarction

• Cardiac Arrest State of the Art
• Rapid rule out MI
• Management of chest pain

Module 3: Managing Risk

• COVID 19 infection & Vaccination Related Cardiac Issues
• Heart Failure

 * 100% money back guarantee. Purchase ArmchairMedical PLUS [chronic pain] or ArmchairMedical Platinum [chronic pain]. Practice in Victoria in an MMM 3-7 (rural or remote area), submit your grant application before the 20th of June 2022 deadline and if your application is rejected for The Pain Management Professional Development Grant we will refund your money.

T&C You must practice in Victoria in an area defined as MMM 3-7 and submit your pain management grant application as per the RWAV guidelines.

You must complete A Pain Course for GPs to fulfill the grant requirements as the grant providers will require a Statement of Attendance as part of the proof of attendance. (this will be supplied when you finish the course).