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Gitte Handberg

Gitte Handberg. Consultant, leader of Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic Odense University Hospital Gitte.Handberg@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk Telefon: +45 65413869. Representative of the Danish Pain Society - IASP-Charter Denmark. Denmark. Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic Odense University Hospital.

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Gitte Handberg

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  1. Gitte Handberg Consultant, leader of Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic Odense University Hospital Gitte.Handberg@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk Telefon: +45 65413869 Representative of the Danish Pain Society - IASP-Charter Denmark

  2. Denmark

  3. Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic Odense University Hospital 2012: 700 new patients 6000 consultations 4000 telephone consultations 12 group treatment courses Waiting period of 9 months Staff: Doctors Nurses Psychologists Social workers Physiotherapists Secretaries

  4. Addressing the Societal Impact of Pain in Denmark Issues: 1) SIP- Denmark meeting yesterday 2) Visitation of patients referred to multidisciplinary pain treatment

  5. Issue 1 SIP- Denmark meeting: Hosted by the Chronic Pain Patient Organisation 80 audiences - politicians, officials, pain patients and professionels

  6. Program 29. of may 4 hours program – 1p.m till 5 p.m Issues from Road Map for Action: • Burden for the patient and her family • Pain that just goes on and on – what is it • Burden for society • Difficulties in social clarification of chronic pain patients • Pointing out lack of knowledge in generel • The general practitioners role in future setting • The role of the nurse in primary care in future setting

  7. Panel discussion One member from the Danish Parliament A patient with chronic pain A GP A consultant from a multidisciplinary clinic (not me )

  8. Conclusions Decision to prepare for a political hearing Decision to establish a working group to prepare for a national action plan

  9. Issue 2 Visitation of patients referred to multidisciplinary pain treatment Experience from my everyday practices

  10. Hand in hand More focus and more willingness: A larger capacity and A qualified visitation

  11. Larger capacity: 1 million Danes with chronic pain Pain specialists 10 % Standard distribution of patients in healthcare GP and pain specialists 10 % 80 % GP

  12. A qualified visitation: Visitation Monodisciplinary treatment Partnership with GP Multidisciplinary treatment

  13. The visitation Conducted by a pain specialist now nurses – autumn 2012 doctors 2 to 4 weeks after referral – 30 minutes 10 % do not turn up – one new chance 10 % gets a good advice for her GP – doctor to doctor contact/partnership

  14. In summary: Positive results – 80 % of treatment plans are implemented Well informed and motivated patients Less than 2 % absentees

  15. - together we are strong!

  16. Thank you

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