Australian Standards for Health Practitioner Pain Management Education
Stakeholder Consultation
On behalf of the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), we invite you to provide feedback on the draft set of Australian Standards for Health Practitioner Pain Management Education.
About the project
This initiative, funded by the Australian Government, commenced in February 2024 and is progressing "Goal 1" from the National Strategy for Health Practitioner Pain Management Education, with a completion date of October 2025.
The methodology for the project was developed by the Faculty of Pain Medicine and endorsed by the project's governance advisory group, consisting of a diverse range of stakeholders. Learn more about the project methodology here and broader project details via the project website.
We want to hear from you
We are inviting feedback from anyone with an interest in health practitioner education and training on pain management. This includes clinicians, educators, policy-makers, researchers, and people experiencing pain. Your feedback will help ensure the standards are clear, practical, and reflect the needs of all those involved in or affected by pain care – across all professions and settings. Please share this invitation with colleagues who may be interested, and broadly within your networks. If you have any questions at any time, experience difficulty with the survey or wish to provide additional feedback, please contact Ms Gen Nolan, Project Manager at FPM.
Before you begin
- This survey is optimised for use on a desktop computer. You will be able to complete the survey on a mobile device however some text may be difficult to read depending on the platform you are using.
- Consultation closes: 18th July 2025
- Estimated completion time: 20 minutes, depending on the level of detail of your feedback.
- Standards preview: You can view a PDF of the draft Standards to help you prepare.
- Survey preview: You can view a PDF of the survey questions to help you prepare.
- One sitting only: The survey cannot be saved and resumed later - please ensure you have sufficient time before starting.
- A "Survey Navigation" panel is displayed on the right to guide your progress, showing you at a glance which survey pages you have seen (or not seen), and which questions you have answered (or not answered).
- Words with special definitions are printed in bold The definition of the bolded word or phrase will appear like this. . You can hover your mouse over the word to see the definition.
- Your privacy matters: Responses are anonymous. Only basic demographic information is collected to help us understand the breadth of stakeholder representation. The data will only be accessed by the project team and only de-identified data will be reported publicly.
- All questions are optional, except for the demographics section. You can finish the survey at any point by clicking the Finish survey button.