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Joyce McSwan

Clinical Consultant Pharmacist; Immediate Past President of the Australian Pain Society, Clinical Director of the ‘Turning Pain into Gain’ program, Managing Director of PainWISE and the Principal CPD Director of the Australian Health Professional Advisory Solutions.
Joyce McSwan is a multi-award-winning clinical consultant pharmacist and educator within the field of pain management. She is the President of the Australian Pain Society, Clinical Director of the Gold Coast Primary Health Network ‘Turning Pain into Gain’ program, Managing Director of PainWISE and the Principal CPD Director of the Australian Health Professional Advisory Solutions. Her contributions in the field of persistent pain has been recognised through awards and collaborative industry partnerships with Griffith University, Bond University, Pain Australia, Australian Pain Society, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the Pain Management Research Institute. She is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, and her expertise lies in innovative health pathway design, piloting and implementing value-based models of care within the primary care setting utilising mixed funding models to optimise pain management and chronic disease management.

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How 97% of telehealth has been conducted via the phone. Is this the best way of "doing" telemedicine? Challenging health professionals to consider stepping up to video telehealth to enable and augment the digital care experience

Joyce McSwan explains that LBP is one of the leading causes of diminished quality of life and disability worldwide.  In primary healthcare, it is one of the most common presenting ailments.

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This article discusses the assessment and management of acute low back pain in general practice according to the best available evidence to date.

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What are yellow flags for back pain?, knowing these and practising mindful therapeutics can help mitigate the risk of progression of acute pain to chronic pain, and how chronic pain is a disease in its own right

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How 97% of telehealth has been conducted via the phone. Is this the best way of "doing" telemedicine? Challenging health professionals to consider stepping up to video telehealth to enable and augment the digital care experience

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In this Product Explainer, Clinical Pharmacist Joyce McSwan explains the role of COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib, and provides an update on its downscheduling.

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In this Quick Case, Joyce McSwan, Clinical Pharmacist presents the case of a 60-year-old male with lower back pain, describes the clinical outcomes, and offers some take home messages.

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In this Product Explainer, Joyce McSwan, Clinical Pharmacist with a special interest in pain management, explains the role of ibuprofen in the management of mild to moderate acute pain and addresses some myths and misconceptions when it comes to gastrointestinal tolerability (6 mins).

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POTS – What You Need to Know

Tuesday 17th February, 7pm - 9pm AEDT

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Prof Dennis Lau

Cardiac Electrophysiologist; The Royal Adelaide Hospital; Clinical Professor, The University of Adelaide

Hear the latest evidence-based management options for POTS - a common, yet poorly recognised and misunderstood autonomic dysfunction condition in our community. Join Prof Dennis Lau for an update on POTS, who is at risk, presenting symptoms and how it can be diagnosed in the primary care setting.