Pain Australia

Painaustralia is the national peak body, formed in 2011 to facilitate implementation of the National Pain Strategy.

Our network of consumer and health care organisations creates a strong alliance to work with policy makers, funders, healthcare providers and consumers to transform the way pain is understood and managed.

The National Pain Strategy provides a blueprint for the provision of best-practice assessment, treatment and management of acute, chronic and cancer-related pain.

The goals of the National Pain Strategy are:

1. People in pain as a national health priority;
2. Knowledgeable, empowered and supported consumers;
3. Skilled professionals and best-practice evidence-based care;
4. Access to interdisciplinary care at all levels;
5. Quality improvement and evaluation; and
6. Research to better understand and manage pain