Join us for a FREE Fireside Chat: The Power of Connection
Learn the communication techniques that help you navigate difficult chronic pain cases
Spoiler Alert! When your treatment plan goes off track, it’s not just what you do, it’s what you say.
Date: Thursday, 10 April 2025
Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm AEST
Location: Zoom Live (Recording available)
What happens when your go-to treatment strategy isn’t enough?
As a practitioner, you’ve probably encountered this scenario:
🔹 A patient keeps coming back, still in pain, even after you’ve used every treatment technique in your toolbox.
🔹 Another questions your treatment approach because their pain isn’t improving.
🔹 You’ve explained everything – the exercises, the neuroscience, the hands-on therapy – and yet, something isn’t clicking.
It’s not just what you do, it’s what you say that changes the outcome.
That’s why Dr. Joshua W. Pate, PhD and Faraz Majlessi are teaming up to deliver a no-fluff, real-world discussion on patient communication – where research meets clinical practice.
What you’ll learn in the Fireside Chat
The Hands-On Myth
Why hands-on therapy isn’t always the solution—and how to shift patient expectations.
The Initial Consultation
The exact words that help build trust from the first appointment.
Strength-Based Communication
Why your patients’ strengths, not their pain, should guide your conversations.
Patient-Led Conversations
How to stop over-explaining and let patients take ownership of their recovery.
A Real Case Study
A real patient, a tough conversation, and a moment every practitioner faces: What do you do when a patient insists on hands-on treatment, but the pain keeps coming back? Faraz & Josh will break this down – clinically and through research.
Meet Our Panellists
Dr. Joshua W. Pate, PhD
Special Guest: Dr. Joshua W. Pate, PhD, is a senior lecturer in physiotherapy and a senior physiotherapist. His research and teaching focus is on the way that we understand pain; starting with kids but applicable to all. Josh is fascinated by how re-conceptualising pain according to contemporary science may change the way pain is treated.
As part of his PhD, he developed the Concept of Pain Inventory (COPI) and he is now working on developing and testing educational resources, particularly in schools.
Josh recently gave a TEDx Talk, and he has worked with TED-Ed to make two online animations with millions of views. He has also co-founded a pain science interview platform (‘One Thing’), and he is now a children’s book author of five books about pain (Zoe and Zak’s Pain Hacks Book Series 1-5).
Josh dreams of generational conceptual and behaviour change regarding the complexity of pain.
Faraz Majlessi
Faraz is an APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and clinical educator. He completed his Masters in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy in 2021.
As one of the initial therapists to work with patients in the clinical trials for The Chronic Pain Method he has played a pivotal role in the development of the program.
Presently Faraz is an educator and supervisor for the program, sharing his knowledge and expertise with both patients and practitioners.
Why You Should Attend
- Practical, real-world communication strategies you can implement immediately.
- A unique blend of research & clinical experience, where evidence meets real practice.
- No fluff - just actionable insights to help you navigate difficult patient conversations.
- A fresh take on pain management communication from two respected experts.
- Ask questions – at the end of the chat, there will be the opportunity to ask questions
Who Should Attend?
If you’ve ever struggled with patient expectations, tough conversations, or keeping patients engaged in their treatment plan, this is for you.
We get it - you're busy
You don’t have time to study another degree, but you still need to develop the skills that set you apart. That’s where CPM comes in.
CPM trains, mentors, and supports Allied Health Practitioners in the missing skills of communication, collaboration, and case supervision. Our interdisciplinary approach helps practitioners bridge the gap between physical and emotional care—without having to study for another degree or become a psychologist.
We provide:
- Supervision & Support
So you’re never left navigating these challenges alone.
- Regular mentoring & masterclasses
Where you’ll refine your communication & treatment approach.
- Collaboration with trained psychotherapists
So you can confidently integrate emotional support into patient care.
This Fireside Chat is your introduction to how these small shifts in communication can completely change your patient outcomes.
EXCLUSIVE BONUS:
All attendees will receive an exclusive practitioner resource packed full of resources to help you implement some of the strategies straight away.
Invest in your practice and your future
If you’re ready to build a reputation as a practitioner who can treat and manage chronic pain and grow your practice you can’t afford to miss this FREE fireside chat.
Date: Thursday, 10 April 2025
Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm AEST
Location: Zoom Live (Recording available)
All registered participants will receive a recording of the session.
You will be sent the Zoom link via email before the start date.
Finally understand the science of chronic pain and know how to treat it
Imagine being able to successfully treat your patients and provide relief for their chronic pain.
Now you can.