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ForwardMEDISCA Australia | Personalised Analgesic Therapy: Targeting Pain at Its Source | 10-11 April 2025
Medisca Australia
Personalised Analgesic Therapy: Targeting Pain at Its Source
LIVE SEMINAR SYDNEY
Chronic pain is the primary reason patients seek healthcare, affecting more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, and, despite advances in pain research and knowledge, pain remains inadequately treated. Challenges in current pain management include adverse gastrointestinal effects, opioid use disorder, inadequate outcomes, poor patient compliance and need for better understanding on pain physiology and pharmacodynamic interplay.
At this 2-day event, day 1 will be dedicated to laying the foundations for an alternative and improved approach to pain management by reviewing:
- Pain physiology (types of pain, pain pathways & neural systems, and sensitisation)
- Analgesic pharmacology of 50+ ingredients (pharmacodynamics, efficacy, safety, and dosing)
- Topical therapy applications (skin physiology, delivery systems, and formulation considerations)
The skills and knowledge that is acquired from day 1 will be put to work on day 2 with patient case assessments and formula investigations for common pain or pain-related conditions, including:
- Osteoarthritis
- Low back pain
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Anal fissures
- Fibromyalgia
- Surgical pain
Intended audience
Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare providers looking to get into or are currently engaged in pain management.
Learning Objectives
- Identify challenges in pain management including adverse systemic reactions, inadequate therapeutic outcomes, poor patient compliance, and the need for education in pain management.
- Classify different types of pain, notably nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, functional pain, and mixed pain.
- Investigate the neural systems and sensitization processes involved at each level of the pain pathway, including the periphery, the dorsal horn, the ascending pathway, the brain, and the descending pathway.
- Evaluate and organize current evidence on analgesic pharmacology with special focus on pharmacodynamics, efficacy, safety, and dosing of over 50 analgesics.
- Utilise fundamental concepts of topical therapy, including skin anatomy (target layers), physiology (lipids, hydration, temperature, pH, metabolism, and microbiome), individual differences (age, ethnicity, and sensitivities), and formulation consideration (delivery systems, premade base concepts, penetration enhancers, among more).
- Apply skills and knowledge in the form of case assessments and formula investigations for common pain or pain-related conditions.
This learning activity has received financial support from MEDISCA Inc. in the form of an educational grant.
Agenda
Day 1 |
Re-Evaluating Pain Management – From Challenges to Principles
The Art of Personalising Analgesic Therapy
Pain System 101 – From Pathways to Therapeutic Targets
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Day 2 |
Personalising Analgesic Therapy for Pain Conditions – Case Assessments
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Travel information
Address: Unit 2A, 5-9 Ricketty Street, Mascot NSW
*Please note our classroom facility has now moved to Unit 2A (previously Unit 7)
How to get there:
Train: Closest station is Mascot, then 10 minute walk
Car: View map and directions - free parking available
Sydney Domestic/International Airport: 15 minute Uber or Taxi
If you need any assistance on the training days, please call 0423 698 856
The closest hotel we recommend is Meriton Mascot Central (7 minutes walking distance) https://www.meritonsuites.com.au/our-hotels/nsw/airport/mascot-central/
You can use our discount code if you book online, input Reservation Code ‘22000076’
Otherwise there is also: Meriton Coward St, Adina Apartments Sydney Airport, Holiday Inn Sydney Airport, Pullman Sydney Airport.
 | Ken Speidel, BS Pharm, PharmD, RPh, FIACP, FACA World renowned pharmacotherapeutic expert in pain management, Former surveyor and accreditation expert for PCAB/ACHC, Fellow of APC and ACA, Serves on the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Dermatology Review Panel, Skin care columnist for Pharmacy Practice & Business Magazine Retired Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Findlay. |
 | Lily Thomas, MD, MBBS (UNSW), RACGP Integrative Medical Doctor practicing on the Sapphire Coast in NSW, Fellow of the Australasian College of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM), Former President of the Australian Integrative Medical Association (AIMA), Founding Editor of Advances in Integrative Medicine, Elsevier), Lectured at many renowned organisations, including AIMA, ACNEM, A5M, ALMA, AACMA, RACGP, among more. |
Pharmacists
Accreditation Number: A2504MED1
This activity has been accredited for 21.5 hrs of Group 1 CPD (or 21.5 CPD credits) suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan which can be converted to 21.5 hrs of Group 2 CPD (or 43.0 CPD credits) upon successful completion of relevant assessment activities.
Physicians
This Activity may be eligible for Self-Directed Learning Credits
Price
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