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Michael Cousins Portrait Award Night, 11th June, S H Ervin Gallery
April 7, 2025
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Professor Paul Glare – Member of the Order of Australia in Australia Day Honours List
January 28, 2025
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“Encouraging non-pharmacological self-management” – article published in Dec 2024 edition of Pain Management Today
January 20, 2025
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Gabapentinoids: Possible Misuse – article published in Nov 2024 edition of International Journal of Drug Policy
January 19, 2025
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Michael Cousins Portrait Award Night, 11th June, S H Ervin Gallery

April 7, 2025
Join us for an unforgettable evening at the S H Ervin Gallery, Millers Point, on Wednesday 11th June, in the early weeks of ‘Salon Des ...
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Professor Paul Glare – Member of the Order of Australia in Australia Day Honours List

January 28, 2025
Pain Foundation Limited would like to congratulate Professor Paul Glare on his nomination and award as a Member of the Order of Australia for his ...
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“Encouraging non-pharmacological self-management” – article published in Dec 2024 edition of Pain Management Today

January 20, 2025
Professor Michael Nicholas, PhD, MPsychol(Clin), MSc(Hons), MAPS, FFPMANZCA(Hon)Professor, Pain Management Research Institute, Northern Clinical School Abstract and Key Points We welcome your feedback. Tell us ...
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Gabapentinoids: Possible Misuse – article published in Nov 2024 edition of International Journal of Drug Policy

January 19, 2025
Amy G. McNeilage, Alison Sim, Suzanne Nielsen, Bridin Murnion, Claire E. Ashton-James Highlights Background  Gabapentinoids are among the most widely prescribed pain medications worldwide. However, ...
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Online Pain Education Network (“OPEN”) – TDM Foundation Impact 2024

October 13, 2024
The Pain Foundation is proud to be associated with the TDM Foundation, who, in collaboration with Hearts & Minds Investments over recent years, has made ...
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Courage and Acceptance Broke My Pain Barrier – Martin Stark

October 9, 2024
Launching on 27th November, Martin has written and produced a book titled “Courage: Your Right Hook”. The book explores courage through six fundamental pillars – ...
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Text Messaging to Support Patients Tapering off Opioids – IASP Congress

August 10, 2024
The PMRI team led by Prof Paul Glare and A/Prof Claire Ashton-James presented this paper to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) ...
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New approach delivers breakthrough for pain researchers

August 1, 2024
June 9, 2023 – NSLHD News – excerpts Researchers at the Kolling Institute have made important progress towards the development of new treatments for chronic ...
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Research on Chronic Neuropathic Pain published in “Pain Medicine” – Mayumi Oguchi

June 4, 2024
Mayumi Oguchi MPsychol(Clin) Mayumi Oguchi, clinical psychologist at the Michael J Cousins Pain Management Research Centre, recently presented her paper titled “Psychologically based interventions for ...
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Celebrating Success at the Inaugural Pinnacle Pain Sector Awards Dinner

May 17, 2024
NSW Parliament House set the stage for an unforgettable evening as Painaustralia and Pain Foundation Ltd held the inaugural Pinnacle Pain Sector Awards Dinner on ...
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Distress experienced while recovering from compensable injury – Alison Sim

May 12, 2024
Alison Sim MSc Med (Pain Management) Alison Sim, PhD candidate at The University of Sydney, School of Medicine, presented some of the work that she ...
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Vale – Professor Michael J Cousins (1939-2024)

May 11, 2024
*************************************************** I would like to recognise the extraordinary life of Professor Michael J Cousins, Pain Foundation Founder and Patron, who sadly passed away on 27 ...
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Pain Journey following knee complaint – Paul Hotz

April 23, 2024
Retired Pain Foundation Board Member, Paul Hotz Paul’s pain journey started with a minor meniscus problem, which led to many surgeries, a diagnosis of Staphylococcus ...
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“Breaking Through the Pain Barrier” – biography on Michael Cousins

April 21, 2024
Kate reports: “It’s the twentieth anniversary of the start of my journey with CRPS* this Friday. Not sure that twenty years of chronic pain is ...
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Improving access to treatment for chronic pain

March 24, 2024
TDM GROWTH PARTNERS recently teamed with HEARTS AND MINDS INVESTMENTS LTD to partner with PAIN FOUNDATION LTD in the consortium led by PMRI’s Professor Michael Nicholas to create a leading-edge ...
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Social Vulnerabilities in Pain Treatment, A/Prof Claire Ashton-James

March 23, 2024
Sunday, 24th March 2024 *************************************************** Prominent clinician, researcher and educator, A/Professor Claire Ashton-James, presented a paper titled: “Addressing Social Aspects of Pain in Clinical Practice” ...
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Honour Roll Award to Pain Champion, Prof Michael K Nicholas

March 22, 2024
Friday, 22nd March 2024 *************************************************** Chair of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) Board, Mr Trevor Danos AM, presents the Honor Roll Award certificate ...
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Understand Migraine – ABC Conversation Hour

October 26, 2023
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“Back Pain: the new science?” – ABC Drum

August 3, 2023
August 3, 2023 Last night on ABC’s The Drum, we had the privilege of hearing Nicki Hutley’s powerful story about living with chronic pain. Nicki ...
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Breakthrough Research Published: “Exploring Pain Relief Through Opioid Actions on Spinal Cord Circuits”

September 27, 2022
September 21, 2022 Pain Management Research Institute (PMRI) Team Leader and researcher, Karin Aubrey, and researcher Yo Otsu, are celebrating a major win with a ...
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Become, or Renew as, a “Pain Pal”, aka friends of pain research!

August 13, 2022
Help the research and education work performed at the Pain Management Research Institute (PMRI) by simply making a $70 donation thereby becoming a member of ...
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Webinar: “Tackling the opioid crisis in Australia” – video recording now available.

July 6, 2022
July 18, 2022 To view a recording of this webinar, click on THIS LINK. It runs for 46 minutes. We welcome feedback and questions to ...
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Pain Researcher Wins Global Award!

April 12, 2022
The Pain Foundation is delighted to announce that Professor Michael Nicholas, an Executive Team Member of the Pain Management Research Institute, has been awarded the ...
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Pain Champion – Invictus Medallist

October 25, 2021
Thanks to Painaustralia, we are pleased to share the full-length video of Pain Champion, Peter Rudland, as he tells his story of remarkable challenge and ...
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Hayley Leake – New Champion for Painaustralia

October 22, 2021
In September, Painaustralia welcomed our newest Pain Champion, Australian Survivor sole winner, Hayley Leake. Hayley is a physiotherapist and pain researcher. After working clinically for ...
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Living with Migraine – Sophie Scott

October 1, 2021
ABC’s Medical Reporter, Sophie Scott, Painaustralia’s Pain Champion Living with a condition like migraine can be tricky for people to understand.  While pain is definitely ...
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Pain Researchers at Kolling Showcase

August 25, 2021
Professor Paul Glare, Pain Foundation and Painaustralia Board Director, hosted the Kolling Institute’s Neuroscience and Pain Research Showcase. The webinar covered a range of topics ...
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Optimising telehealth pain care after COVID-19.

July 13, 2021
Dec 3, 2020 One of the positive outcomes of COVID-19 has been the rapid development of alternatives for our in-person pain management programs. We have ...
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PMRI assists Australia Post in Comcare Award wins!

May 28, 2021
May 18, 2021 The Early Matched Care at Australia Post (EMCAP) project partnered with the University of Sydney and led by PMRI’s Professor Michael Nicholas ...
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Best Paper Award 2020 – workplace injuries

January 29, 2021
PMRI’s Professor Michael Nicholas and his collaborators win prestigious award for their paper: “Implementation of Early Intervention Protocol in Australia for ‘High Risk’ Injured Workers ...
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Leading Researchers tackling the problems of addictive painkillers

January 25, 2021
Nov 12, 2020 The government’s crackdown on painkillers has left millions of Australians without a fix for their chronic conditions, but now some of the ...
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Understanding Pain in 5 minutes!

January 25, 2021
Jan 25, 2021
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Research that could be a chronic pain game-changer!

January 18, 2021
Nov 2, 2020 Good pain arrives, raises the alarm, then quickly leaves. Bad pain stays. No-one is sure why. People with chronic pain often hear ...
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Dr Claire Ashton-James named Associate Professor.

December 13, 2020
Dec 9, 2020 We rejoice in the news that Dr Claire Ashton-James, known to many of us, was announced today by the University of Sydney ...
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‘You never know what strength you’ve got’: Anna Swan’s long road back from brain trauma.

December 13, 2020
Anna Swan, photo by Nic Walker, SMH, Dec 5, 2020 Source: Eliza Harvey, Sydney Morning Herald Good Weekend, Dec 5, 2020 She certainly doesn’t seem ...
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Tara Moss – new Pain Champion

November 27, 2020
Source: Painaustralia Since 1999 Tara Moss has written 13 bestselling books, published in 19 countries and 13 languages. Her latest is the internationally bestselling historical ...
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New partnership with the Heine Foundation

September 20, 2020
The Heine Foundation is supporting the Pain Management Research Institute to carry out a program of research projects titled “ Pathways to better Pain management”. ...
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Managing Distress & Anxiety During COVID-19

May 6, 2020
VISITING SCHOLAR SERIES OF ONLINE VIDEO PRESENTATIONS – Dr Claire Ashton-James  Claire Ashton-James, PhD is a Social Psychologist with expertise in the interpersonal realm of healthcare, and ...
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Professor Paul Glare on SBS’s Insight program with Jennie Brockie

April 14, 2020
Patients and practitioners talk about chronic pain  https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1718435907988
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Pain Australia launches ‘Cost of Pain’ Report

April 4, 2020
In the most comprehensive financial analysis of chronic pain in Australia to date, The cost of pain in Australia report by Deloitte Access Economics reveals the staggering ...
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