Pain Hub

This page brings together all of the pain-related content on the site, from the basic sciences of the Primary FRCA through to the clinical pain medicine of the Final FRCA.

Pain topics feature heavily in the curriculum, in every sitting of the Final CRQ paper and regularly in the MTF/SBA components of both exams.

Primary FRCA

Select a spoke to see its topics

Primary FRCA

Pain physiology

Definitions and classification Pain pathways Pain gate theory Visceral pain Neuropathic pain Genetics of pain

Pain pharmacology

Paracetamol and NSAIDs Opioids Other analgesics

Final FRCA

Assessment of pain Pain conditions Analgesia Paediatric pain