Session 3: Cultural safety and equity in pain education | 2026 FPM National Pain Education Summit

Session 3 explores the importance of cultural safety and equity in pain education and how health practitioners can deliver culturally safe, equitable and responsive care for diverse populations. Introduction: Dr Noam Winter Why the focus on cultural safety and equity within the standards?: Professor Emily Haesler discusses why cultural safety, equity and responsiveness to priority populations are central to the standards. The needs of multicultural people experiencing pain and the importance of health practitioners having relevant knowledge and skills: Ms Priyanka Rai discusses how pain education can better prepare health practitioners to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communities. What cultural safety means for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Associate Professor Michael Reynolds discusses the importance of culturally safe pain care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and its implications for education and training. Encompassing cultural safety and the needs of multicultural people in health practitioner pain education and training: Professor Emily Haesler explores practical ways to embed cultural safety and the needs of multicultural communities into pain education and training. Panel discussion - Putting cultural safety and equity into practice: Dr Noam Winter, Dr Brooke Conley, Professor Emily Haesler, Ms Priyanka Rai, Associate Professor Michael Reynolds and Ms Sylvia Reynolds discuss practical approaches to embedding cultural safety and equity into pain education. Closing session - The next steps to support implementation of the standards: Professor Michael Veltman reflects on the summit discussions and outlines practical next steps to support implementation of the standards. Head to the online hub and earn more about the standards: https://bit.ly/3QM3Pfy Meet the 2026 National Pain Education Summit speakers: https://bit.ly/4AGiKu3 Join the Pain Education Standards Network to connect with colleagues, share insights and contribute to the next steps in implementing the standards across Australia: https://lnkd.in/gnCC3jxS