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PPM Opioid Dose Calculator    Go to link  Practical Pain Management
HDV Morphine Equivalent Dose (MED) Calculator    Excel  Health Victoria
FPMANZCA Opioid Dose Equivalence Chart     PDF
FPMANZCA Opioid Calculator    iPhone app       Google Play app 

Opioid Treatment Consent and Agreement    PDF  Frankston Pain Management
Opioid Risk Tool    PDF  Lynn Webster, MD
Universal precautions in pain medicine: a rational approach to the treatment of chronic pain.    PDF  Gourlay DL, Heit HA, Almahrezi A. Pain Med. 2005 Mar-Apr;6(2):107-12.

Acute Pain Assessment and Opioid Prescribing Protocol    PDF  Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence    Go to link  Faculty Pain Medicine, ANZCA
Guidelines on the Management of Postoperative Pain    PDF  American Pain Society
Postoperative Pain Management – Good Clinical Practice    PDF  European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy

Quick reference recommendations for conduct of an Opioid Trial in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain    PDF  ANZCA, Faculty of Pain Medicine
The Role of Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Pain    Go to link  National Institutes of Health
Opioid Prescription in Chronic Pain Conditions - Guideline for SA GPs    PDF  Drug & Alcohol Services South Australia
Opioids in Chronic Pain Recommendations    PDF  ANZCA, Faculty of Pain Medicine
Opioid Treatment Consent and Agreement    PDF  Frankston Pain Management

Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.    Go to link  Finnerup NB et al.  Lancet Neurol. 2015 Feb;14(2):162-73.
Neuropathic Pain Guides    PDF  Australian Pain Society
Guidelines for treatment of Neuropathic Pain (2017)     PDF  Western Australian Therapeutic Advisory Group

Three Minute Primary Care Low Back Examination (Part I)    Play (4:31)  Institute of Health Economics
Three Minute Primary Care Low Back Examination (Part II)    Play (9:18)  Institute of Health Economics
Three Minute Primary Care Low Back Examination (Part III)    Play (4:59)  Institute of Health Economics
Examination of the Cranial Nerves    Play (7:59)  NeuPSIG (Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group)
Examination of a Patient with Peripheral Neuropathic Pain    Play (17:15)  NeuPSIG (Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group)
Examination of a Patient with Central Neuropathic Pain    Play (21:49)  NeuPSIG (Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group)
Pain-Orientated Sensory Testing (‘POST’) Guidelines    PDF  ANZCA, Faculty of Pain Medicine

Ketamine for chronic pain: risks and benefits    Go to link  Niesters M, Martini C, and Dahan A. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Feb; 77(2): 357–367.
Consensus Guideline for the Management of Postoperative Nausea & Vomiting    PDF  Society for Ambulatory Anesthesiology