New Zealand Pain Society; Presidents Report 2011

New Zealand Pain Society Strategic Plan 2015 – 2017

Mission – To reduce the burden of pain within Aotearoa/New Zealand communities through advocacy, networking, information sharing, education and research.

Strategic Aim 1: Advocacy –To promote the integration of pain management as a core component of health care in New Zealand

Objectives Key Activities Res Time line Evaluation pons ibilit y Maintain advocacy role with 1. Participation in ACC review of pain key organisations assessment and treatment framework Presi Ongoing President’s AGM report to dent reflect work done 2. Liaison with MOH & Coun 3. PHARMAC – NZPS member on cil October 2015 Report to Council Analgesic sub-committee Presi dent & Coun cil

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Promote the need for high 1. Work with FPM to promote the needs of Presi Ongoing President’s AGM report to quality, consistently available children and families to Ministry. dent reflect work done pain services for children and young people in NZ

1 NZ Pain Society Strategic Plan 2015-2017 Strategic Aim 2: Networking – Encourage and enable national pain management networks to share knowledge, resources and support the development and integration of pain management with all our communities

Objectives Key Activities Re Time line Evaluation sp on sib ilit y Maintain partnerships with 1. Maintain relationship with Australian Pain Pre Ongoing Minutes of scheduled key pain organisations in Society (APS)& Faculty of Pain Medicine(FPM) side teleconferences. Australasia. including participation in regular nt, Brief summary in teleconferences. Pre NgauMamae side 2. Joint APS and NZPS Annual Scientific Meeting nt- Meeting April 2018 Meeting completed in Sydney 2018 elec t / Im me diat e- pas t Pre side nt / Sec reta ry

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Work in partnership with key 1. NZPS Pain in Children SIG and Paediatric SIG By AGM Report to membership on groups with aligned goals Society Pain SIG to develop a MOU to merge chai progress r to 2. Establish/Maintain relationships with relevant draf NGO such as Arthritis NZ and Neurological t Foundation MO U for cou ncil revi ew

Cou ncil Promote pain issues with 1. Deliver education sessions at GP conferences Cou Twice yearly conferences Report to AGM other health professionals ncil 2. Promote Global Year of Pain campaign to a Poster and website range of health professionals. Cou information ncil with AP S & FP M

3 NZ Pain Society Strategic Plan 2015-2017 Strategic Aim 3: Information – To encourage and enable the development, dissemination and evaluation of pain management knowledge, skills and resourcesacross the community

Objectives Key Activities Respon Time line Evaluation sibility Effective use of NZPS 1. Develop TOR for Social Media group Preside Dec 2015 TOR signed off by council websiteand social media 2. Ongoing review of website content with nt todisseminate information focus on maximising the website value ongoing Social media report to to members. Social council at each council 3. Develop pain resource links for both Media meeting. group in members and public access. conjunc 4. Maintain/Establish presence on tion with Facebook and Twitter council

Ensure preservation of NZPS 1. Gather documentation from NZPS Preside By AGM Documents gathered and records and development of a history. nt and gaps identified. documented history. Council 2. Complete Lifetime member biographies By AGM Biographies published in ongoing NgauMamae (NM), or for new life members, in conference proceedings when awarded 3. Explore electronic archiving of Society Council minutes. records dependent on finances

Strategic Aim 4: Education – As a multidisciplinary society, we have a resource of knowledgeable, engaged health professionals who can address the various aspects of pain and pain management. Our goal is to disseminate and expand evidence based educational opportunities related to pain

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4 NZ Pain Society Strategic Plan 2015-2017 Identify and promote current 1. Repeat survey of pain and pain management Ash End 2016 Report to council pain management education courses available to medical practitioners and Carr practices in NZ allied health staff and 2. Compare results to previous survey and other Report completed and promote to membership s as End 2016 published in NgauMamae enlist ed

Promotion of IASP Global 1. Collaboration with APS, FPM to develop Presi Annual Ongoing Year Against Pain (GYAP) resources and marketing strategy dent 2. Offer a competition to promote IASP /GYAP group 2016 AGM Review and repeat if theme. effective Socia l Medi a/NM editor

Strategic Aim 5: Research – To encourage and enable pain research in New Zealand

Objectives Key Activities Resp Time line Evaluation onsi ble To foster pain research with 1. Broadfoot Trust prize for peer reviewed Coun Ongoing Presentations at AGM, financial support when published article cil summary in NM financially responsible with with consideration of available 2. Cynthia Miller funding for NZ based enlist As funds available Report in NM at completion NZPS funds. research ed of project exter 3. Other use of NZPS funds as possible to nal Report to AGM revie Article in NM following promote pain research wers funding

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To promote pain research 1. Regular research reports in NM Editor Ongoing NM editor report to AGM undertaken in NZ 2. Repository of manuscripts published by NZ , NM and facilitate collaboration researchers among NZ pain researchers 3. Web-based support for peer review of By AGM Social media group to research proposals or publications Socia monitor use 4. Website provides opportunity for researchers l in the membershipto network Medi a group

Strategic Aim 6: Sustainability – To sustain and grow the activities of society

Objectives Key Activities Resp Time line Evaluation onsi bility Maintenance/growth of 1. Monitoring of membership numbers Mem ongoing Annual report membership 2. Determinereasons for rescinding membership bersh ip Secre tary

To be financially accountable 1. Complete legal requirements as a Treas Oct & AGM Annual report Charitable Trust urer 2. Annual financial report presented to Annual report Council meeting and AGM Treas AGM 3. Annual auditor’s report presented to urer Annual report AGM Treas

6 NZ Pain Society Strategic Plan 2015-2017 urer Key roles supported by Council and Social Media group to consider Coun Around each AGM election Handover process to be transition process processes to ensure new council/SM members cil period reviewed at mid-year council have support in learning roles and to facilitate Socia meeting. smooth transition of essential tasks. l . medi a group

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