Explain Pain - Online Course is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held from Dec 03 - 04, 2026.

Course Aims:
By the end of this course participants will have:

Reconceptualised pain and stress based on neuroimmunology, modern pain sciences and bioplasticity of homeostatic systems.
Constructed a conceptual change framework to deliver individual and group educational therapy.
Gained an understanding of the growing evidence for Explain Pain and recognise opportunities to integrate Explain Pain with other biopsychosocial evidence based strategies.
Gathered a collection of therapeutic narratives using metaphor, literal story and linked multimedia, and the skills to construct patient centred education interventions in real time.
Developed the skills to use the Protectometer to identify immediately applicable and educationally informed multimodal treatment strategies.
Built the confidence to plan and deliver treatment for all patients with persistent pain and stress, and educate other stakeholder.
Inspire and engender realistic hope for health care providers, their patients and all stakeholders for improved pain treatment outcomes.