Managing pain after hospital discharge is crucial.
During National Pain Week, we shared the Pain Medicine Discharge Plan, produced by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists with many thanks to the Opioid Stewardship Working Party and St Vincent’s Public Hospital Sydney APS.
The form is available in 5 languages including Arabic, Aboriginal, Chinese, English and Vietnamese. Patients can bring this form to the hospital for their anaesthetist to fill out.
We also released a video demonstrating how patients can make the most of the form.