Pain Therapist?

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<P>I work as a clinical nurse specialist within an Acute Pain Team here in the UK. We deal mainly with postoperative patients. The criteria for becoming a Acute Pain Nurse specialist includes extensive surgical experience, a sound knowledge of epidural and patient controlled analgesic systems and preferably qualified to degree level. Possessing a certificate within Acute Pain Management would also be a huge plus. I haven't heard of the term 'pain therapist'. Does your area of expertise involve chronic pain management? I would imagine the qualifications for this would be very different to acute pain. We could certainly do with a chronic pain nurse at our hospital as we frequently receive referrals for patients with </P>
<P>non-malignant chronic pain and there really isn't a plan in place for this client group. </P>
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<P>Take care, Eamon</P>