The Pain Management Clinic is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary outpatient service to patients with a diagnosis of persistent (chronic) pain > 3 months duration. Services provided include:
- education
- comprehensive assessment
- intervention
- rehabilitation
Eligibility Criteria
All patients must meet the following criteria
- The patient’s symtoms impact on daily activities including work, study, school or carer role,
- The patient has had an adequate trial of treatment in the 12 months prior to referring to pain management,
- The patient is at risk of functional or psychological deterioratoin or medication dependence and
- The patient is open to exploring living well with pain and learning to self-manage ongoing pain
- Clients must have their own means of transport to attend sessions at Monash Health’s Kingston Centre.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pelvic pain (unless referred from Pelvic Pain clinic)
- Patients requiring Ambulance transport
- TAC clients
- Work Cover clients
Referral Method(s)
Referrals should be sent by eReferral through Healthlink or by email. The referral should indicate that it is valid for an indefinite period.
Phone: 03 8572 5631
Email: icareaccess@monashhealth.org
Additional information required
Include all patient demographic and clinical details as well as:
- Reason for referral
- Pain history, onset, location, nature of pain
- Duration of pain
- Management to date and response to treatment
- Comprehensive past medical history and results of previous investigations
- Current medications and medication history if relevant (including non-prescription medicines, herbs and supplements)
- History of alcohol, recreation or injectable drugs and prescription medicine misuse
- Functional status
- Psychosocial status and cognitive function
- Diagnostics as per referral guidelines
- Details of functional impairment
- Psychiatric history
- Whether the person has symptoms of, or has been diagnosed with, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Details of any current behaviours that may impact on the person’s ability to participate in a chronic pain management program (e.g. behaviours of concern, level of alcohol intake, cognition issues, reliance on a carer, mental health issues)
- Whether the person has been identified as having high-risk circumstances (multiple provider episodes, high-risk drug combinations, or opioid dose threshold) through SafeScript
Service Contact details:
Service Enquiries: 03 9265 1411
Email: painmanagement@monashhealth.org
Contact hours: 8.30am – 4.30pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays)
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Please review the eligibility criteria before submitting a referral.