Chronic pain toolkit for clinicians

The NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation's Pain Management Network has made available a Chronic pain toolkit for clinicians, designed to help gain a better understanding of pain.  Early assessment and effective management of pain is essential to prevent its progression to chronic pain.   The site advocates that best evidence for effective management and prevention of chronic pain is to use an interdisciplinary bio-psychosocial approach, and various resources are provided to help guide management.  There are links to assessment tools and practice guidelines as well as to other websites, factsheets and other evidence related to the management of chronic pain.