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SEE-PAIN Program

SEE-PAIN is designed for clinicians and nursing home staff who provide care for people with dementia. It may also be appropriate for caregivers in other long-term care or dementia care settings. It will provide new information and skills for caring for persons with dementia. The goal of this training is to help healthcare teams learn to work together to know and communicate with the person with dementia, understand how to recognise pain and maximize the quality of life for people living with dementia.

This program builds on what clinicians and nursing home staff already know about caring for people living with dementia. However, it also gives them a new perspective, tools, and skills to enhance pain assessment for people with dementia.The training is for all healthcare professionals in dementia care, including nurses, allied health workers, geriatricians, psychologists, neurologists, pharmacists, etc.

SEE-PAIN was created at the Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University. It was developed by research staff in collaboration with aged care facilities, healthcare professionals, people with dementia and their family caregivers.

This project is supported by funds from the Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) and Griffith University.

Interested in joining our program?

meet the team

Dr Lihui Pu

Dr Lihui Pu is a Research Fellow working at the Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University. Her work has focused on the use of innovative technologies, including the social robot PARO, to support older people, in particular people with dementia.

Prof Wendy Moyle

Professor Wendy Moyle is the Program Director of the Healthcare Practice and Survivorship Program (HPS) (5 Research Groups) at the Menzies Health Institute Queensland at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. She is also a Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University. She is the current President of Aus-Hartford, a gerontological nursing association that aims to promote gerontological nursing.

Dr Matthew Barton

Dr. Matthew Barton is a Bioscience Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing & Midwifery and a research member of the Menzies Health Institute Queensland. He graduated with a PhD in Neuroscience at Western Sydney University in 2014. His main research interests are neuronal injury and regeneration, particularly in peripheral nerves, and the use of minimally invasive bio-adhesives and stem cells for their surgical repair.

Madushika Kodagoda Gamage 

Madushika Kodagoda Gamage is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University. Her research focused on the care of older people, particularly people living with dementia. Her ongoing Ph.D. project explores nurses’ beliefs about pain assessment of people living with dementia.LearnWorlds is the best learning platform I found so far. I was pleasantly surprised with the possibilities.

Mari Okada

Mari Okada is a　Digital Health specialist, Web and User Experience (UX) designer with a background in psychology and digital media. A strong advocate for implementing Design Thinking, Participatory Design and Agile Development for the development of health and public outreach technologies. Passionate about leveraging data and technology to build empowered communities.