Primary Health Tasmania invites health professionals from across all sectors to join us for a webinar discussing multidisciplinary management of persistent pain. Chronic and persistent pain is a common and complex presentation in primary care, with the patient outcomes being optimised when a multidisciplinary approach to care is adopted. Allied health professionals play a key role in pain management, improving the patient experience, and supporting effective referral pathways. The aim of this webinar is to strengthen knowledge of multidisciplinary approaches to pain management and improve confidence in referral decision-making.
This event is RACGP and ACRRM approved for 1.5 hours of Educational Activities.
Learning outcomes:
- Describe the roles of pain specialists and selected allied health professionals in the multidisciplinary management of persistent pain.
- Identify appropriate clinical scenarios for referral to allied health services versus specialist pain services in general practice.
- Apply a multidisciplinary approach to pain management using a case-based example to improve patient experience and care coordination.
- Navigate referral pathways, including cost and access considerations, to support timely and appropriate allied health involvement in pain management.
Speaker information:
Dr Krystal Green is a rural general practitioner who is based on the north-west coast, working across general practice in Ulverstone and Launceston. Krystal is a GP Clinical Editor for Tasmanian HealthPathways and serves as a senior editor at eMedici. Krystal is also a senior clinical lecturer with University of Tasmania, supporting the education and mentorship of medical students.
Dr Frank Meumann is a GP specialist at the Persistent Pain Service at the Royal Hobart Hospital. He was a GP for 35 years. He was Senior Medical Educator and State Director of the RACGP Training Program and, later, CEO of General Practice Training Tasmania.
Lil Cox is an occupational therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience in mental health and persistent pain. A sole trader for the last 18 years, Lil provided persistent pain care primarily to the private and compensable sector. Lil holds a Master of Medicine in Pain Management (University of Sydney) and is a Local Pain Educator and Mentor for the Pain Revolution. Lil is currently co ordinating a persistent pain service trial at the Launceston General Hospital.
Coralie Ponsinet is a social worker and counsellor (Master of Social Work 2025, Diploma of Counselling 2022). She has worked with people with persistent pain in her private practice since 2022 and also works with people with cancer, for whom pain is a common issue. She has worked extensively with people who present with pain in relation to trauma and/or grief and loss and uses the Explain Pain approach developed by David S. Butler & G. Lorimer Moseley to help people ‘develop safety in themselves and reduce the danger in themselves’ (DIM-SIM, Danger In Me – Safety In Me). Coralie retrained as a counsellor after a high-achieving corporate career following her own lived experience of persistent pain deriving from burnout and a traffic accident.
Marni Whish-Wilson is an Exercise Physiologist primarily working in private practice for 9 years on the north-west coast. She completed Honours of Exercise Physiology following a Bachelor of Exercise Science at UTAS. Marni has experience working with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) state chapter and Allied Health Network Advisory Group (AHNAG) to increase opportunities to build awareness of the role of Exercise Physiologists and to enhance the health of Tasmanians.
Jason Rogers is a physiotherapist with over 30 years’ experience in musculoskeletal care, working primarily in private practice. He completed his undergraduate training at La Trobe University in Melbourne, a Masters degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland, and a PhD in medical research focused on foot pain at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research. Jason has a special clinical interest in treating lower limb injuries and temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD)/orofacial pain.