NPS pain outreach programs
August 6, 2010
THE NPS is inviting pharmacists
who are providing outreach services
to Aboriginal healthcare sectors to
enrol in its NPS Outreach
Pharmacists for Remote Aboriginal
Health Services program, as well as
to attend workshops over the next
month on chronic pain
management free of charge.
Designed to improve the health
of remote Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander residents, the NPS’
outreach program provides quality
use of medicines education to
communities and support services
for pharmacists working with staff
at local Aboriginal health services.
“Participating in the outreach
pharmacist program will give you
the skills to deliver medicines-use
education on chronic pain
management while building
professional networks,” said NPS’
acting ceo, Karen Kaye.
“Many outreach pharmacists say
the program is invaluable in
connecting them with others doing
similar work, enabling them to
share experiences and professional
knowledge.
“NPS also provides ongoing
support to those in the program
which can help address feelings of
being isolated professionally,” she
added.
The NPS’ upcoming pain
workshop is set to focus in on the
complexities of pain, ways to treat
individual pain patients and
information on pharmacological
and non-pharmacological pain
management therapies.
The workshops are also tailored
to provide attendees with effective
facilitation skills in order to be able
to host educational sessions with
staff at Aboriginal health services,
and to develop cultural competency
in working with these services.
The NPS said it will cover the
costs for eligible pharmacists,
including travel, background
reading materials, workshop
materials, teleconference support
and “other useful materials”.
The next training session is set to
take place in Broome from 10-11 Aug.
For more info, or to sign up call
Pippa Travers-Mason at NPS on
(02) 8217 8650 or 0402 305 306.
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