The “Turning Pain into Gain” Persistent Pain Program aims to help persistent pain sufferers become better managers of their pain through the education program, individual case management, support, goal setting and improved use of community health services.

The program is designed so that peoples can explore a range of different strategies for living well despite pain, in the hope of leading to reduced reliance on medication for pain management, reduced requirements for emergency care and living a better quality of life.

Painwise

• Assessment
• Service navigation
• Group education program
• Individual sessions with allied health professionals as required
• Peer support group

The service is available for a period of up to 12 months.

The initial and ongoing service assessments are held at our Varsity Lakes office. Education pain programs will be held in a variety of venues in Robina and Coolangatta. Programs will run in the mornings from 10am to 12 noon.

• Individual has persisting pain which has lasted for more than 3-6 months
• The patient is not suitable for surgical or urgent pain specialist interventions
• Individual is not a palliative care patient
• The patient requires improved self-management strategies and skills to optimise ongoing care
• The patient is able to participate in group education

• General practitioners
• Persistent Pain Referral Form

Joyce McSwan

Program Office Suite – Corporate House
Suite 17b and 23, 155 Varsity Parade, Varsity Lakes, QLD 4227
tpigpainprogram@painwise.com.au
Phone: 0412 327 795 Fax: 07 3539 9801

Clinician Resources

• Persistent Pain Allied Health Information Sheet (PDF)
• Persistent Pain GP Information Sheet (PDF)

Patient Resources

• Persistent Pain Patient Information Sheet (PDF) 

The Clinical Care Co-ordination Service assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic health problems who require help in coordinating their healthcare and/or require help in accessing services and medical aids not available through other funding sources, or without lengthy delays. The service assists people by providing care coordination to:

• arrange services
• attend health care appointments
• ensure medical records are complete and up to date
• ensure health reviews are undertaken by the health care team
• access to specialist medical care and allied health services
• access to medical aids (assisted breathing equipment, mobility aids and other aids) that are not available through other funding sources

• Institute of Urban Indigenous Health
• Kalwun

• Not time limited
• This is a mobile service

• Diagnosed significant chronic disease
• Current A&TSI Health Check (715)
• Current GP Management Plan and Team Care (721+723)
• Live in the Gold Coast region

• General Practitioner
• Referral Templates Here

Institute of Urban Indigenous Health

Intake for Clinical Care Coordination

• 1800 254 354
• itc@iuih.org.au

Kalwun

Access to transport services

• 07 5578 3434 /option 1
• 0439 908 281
• Tracy.smith@kalwun.com.au

• https://www.kalwun.com.au/health-services/targeted-health-
• http://www.iuih.org.au/

Early access and help soon after sustaining an injury can make a huge difference to the quality of life for individuals so that their lives may not be impacted by ongoing pain.

The program includes group educational program with strategies to help individuals recover quickly, access to allied health professionals who specialise in recovery and pain management and a development of tailored management plans.

The program supports multidisciplinary strategies so that participants can explore a range of different approached to optimising their recovery and resolve pain promptly.

Painwise

• Assessment
• Service navigation
• Group education program
• Individual sessions with allied health professionals as required
• Peer support group
• Individual management plans

The service is available for 6 months.

The initial and ongoing service assessments are held at our Varsity Lakes office. Education pain programs will be held in a variety of venues in Robina and Varsity Lakes.  Programs will run in the mornings from 10am to 12 noon.

• 18 years and above
• Experienced pain for 6-12 weeks
• Displaying Yellow Flag indicators. This includes challenging thought patterns associated with poor progression and outcomes e.g. pain related worry or fear, poor expectations and unhelpful beliefs.
• The patient is not displaying any Red Flags.
• The patient is not suitable for surgical or urgent specialist interventions.
• The patient is not a palliative care patient.
• The patient is not on worker’s compensation.
• The patient requires improved self-management strategies and skills to optimise ongoing care.
• The patient can participate in group education.
• Able to give voluntary, informed consent for the ongoing collection of audit data.
• If the patient has had surgery in the past 12 weeks, a functional instructional plan is provided with this referral.

• General practitioners
• Early Intervention Subacute Pain Program Referral Form

Joyce McSwan

Program Office Suite – Corporate House
Suite 17b and 23, 155 Varsity Parade, Varsity Lakes, QLD 4227
tpigpainprogram@painwise.com.au
Phone: 0412 327 795 Fax: 07 3539 9801

Clinician Resources

• Early Intervention Subacute Pain Program – GP Information Sheet 

Patient Resources

• Early Intervention Subacute Pain Program – Patient Information Sheet