Pain assessment Episode 1 with Dr Graham Dunthorn 'Is this medication recommended?'

Send us Fan MailWe welcome Dr Graham Dunthorn to the podcast who is a GPwSI in Pain management.  During the podcast we define chronic pain, symptoms and types of pain.  We discuss assessment of pain including ; onset, reviewing medications, investigations and referral.  We then utilise Graham's knowledge to discuss a patient with chronic lower back pain.As always thank you for your help with the podcast Scott and thank you to our guest Graham for giving us his time on the podcast.Reviewing patient medicationis the medication recommended?is it effective? is it safe? is it wanted ? Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and managementhttps://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng59Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary painhttps://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG193Osteoarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and managementhttps://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng226Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settingshttps://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/CG173Pain Concernhttps://painconcern.org.uk/Live Well With Painhttps://livewellwithpain.co.uk/Pain Consortiumhttps://www.painconsortium.nih.gov/Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hubhttps://www.cwtraininghub.co.uk/