Publications by authors named "Malcolm N Hogg"
Objective: To provide an update on Australian persistent pain services (number, structure, funding, wait times, activity).
Methods: An updated national search was conducted. Of those identified, 74 persistent pain services provided detailed responses between July 2016 and February 2018 (64 adult, seven pediatric, two pelvic pain, and one cancer pain).
Objective: To document staffing (medical, nursing, allied health [AH], administrative) in Australian multidisciplinary persistent pain services and relate them to clinical activity levels.
Methods: Of the 68 adult outpatient persistent pain services approached (Dec'08-Jan'10), 45 agreed to participate, received over 100 referrals/year, and met the contemporaneous International Association for the Study of Pain criteria for Level 1 or 2 multidisciplinary services. Structured interviews with Clinical Directors collected quantitative data regarding staff resources (disciplines, amount), services provided, funding models, and activity levels.
Objectives: To document and describe outpatient persistent pain management services in Australia.
Design, Participants And Setting: Systematic survey conducted between 1 December 2008 and 31 January 2010 of 57 services providing outpatient care to adult clients with persistent pain, plus five specialised paediatric services throughout Australia.
Main Outcome Measures: Service structure, including funding processes; activity, including client numbers, access to specialised services (inpatient care, pain relief interventions); waiting times; and use of allied-health-professional-based pain management programs.