Implications of IASP Core Curriculum for Pre-Registration Physiotherapy Education

There are concerns about the effectiveness of health professionals when they are working with people who have pain.Health professionals have reported a lack of confidence when working with people with complex pain conditions.Review of pain education in health professional training may improve clinical practice.The International Association for the Study of Pain curricula can be useful in developing pain education initiatives.The up-dated IASP core curriculum appears to be a useful resource for curriculum designers of pre-registration physiotherapy programmes, while the IASP discipline-specific curriculum is in need of revision.