Rotorua Pain Specialists Ltd

The web site is run by Dr. Stephan Neff, Consultant Anaesthetist, Pain Physician and Hyperbaric Physician. This web page is constantly updated and I sincerely hope that it will grow into a hub for any information necessary to improve the management of pain patients primarily in New Zealand, but also around the globe.

The web page serves primarily three different groups: pain patients, referring doctors (especially GPs) and lastly pain fellows, pain physicians and all allied health staff involved in the care of pain patients.

Patients will find valuable information about

What is Persistent Pain ?
Which conditions which may lead to persistent pain ?
What are potential treatment options ?
Links to Institutions, Health Care providers and Self-Help groups which may be of help to individual patients, their families and their health care providers.

Referring GPs may find specific information regarding

How to exactly refer patients to a Pain Specialist in the Rotorua / Taupo Region
Conditions which may lead to persistent pain
Simple ways to start assessing and managing pain appropriately in the primary care setting
Facts on potential benefits and complications of commonly used pain medications
A summary of CME opportunities in pain medicine within NZ and world-wide
A means of directly communicating with Rotorua Pain Specialists and the Pain Management Clinic
Links to Institutions, Health Care providers and Self-Help groups which may be of help to individual patients, their families and their health care providers.

Health Care Professionals involved in Pain Management. I plan to create and expand a section for pain physicians and pain fellows significantly over the next few months to create an additional learning opportunity for all health care providers involved in the management of pain patients. This may be especially interesting for doctors preparing for the Fellowship examination of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. My vision of this web page is to grow into a web page similar to that of Kerry Brandis, Consultant Anaesthetist in Queensland, Australia who has been instrumental in providing examination information for anaesthetic registrars throughout Australasia.

How to find specific information on this site ?