This Back in Focus resource was developed and funded by AbbVie. Date of preparation: August 2015; AXHUR150807m Back Pain Seminar Optimising the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Back Pain

Present information on different aspects of back pain to help: Improve understanding and recognition of inflammatory back pain vs. mechanical back pain Support appropriate referral of patients to a specialist Provide an overview of evaluation, investigation and management of patients with back pain Objectives of the meeting

Optional pre-meeting survey In advance of your Back Pain Seminar you may want to send out a pre-meeting survey to your attendees. This can help: Provide a picture of how different healthcare professionals manage patients with back pain Understand the current level of understanding of inflammatory back pain vs. mechanical back pain. The results can be presented to your attendees as part of the introduction to help set the scene for the meeting. A template survey for you to use is included in the Back Pain Seminar Resources and within this slide presentation are template slides to present the survey results. If you did not conduct a meeting survey, please remove the relevant slides before use

This Back in Focus resource was developed and funded by AbbVie. Date of preparation: August 2015; AXHUR150807m Survey results

Number of delegates the survey was sent to: _____ Number of respondents: _____ Survey results: response

Single practice GP = ________ % GP registrar = ________ % Trainee GP = ________ % Partnership GP = ________ % Locum GP = ________ % Physiotherapist = ________ % Other = ________ % Question 1: What is your position? [Add your results below] Number of respondents to question: [insert number here]

Question 2: How would you define chronic back pain? Back pain that lasts for… >3 weeks = ________ % >6 weeks = ________ % >3 months = ________ % >6 months = ________ % >1 year = ________ % [Add your results below] Number of respondents to question: [insert number here]

a)Inflammatory back pain Very confident = ________ % Confident = ________ % Quite confident = ________ % Not at all confident = ________ % b) Mechanical back pain Very confident = ________ % Confident = ________ % Quite confident = ________ % Not at all confident = ________ % c) Other types of back pain Very confident = ________ % Confident = ________ % Quite confident = ________ % Not at all confident = ________ % Question 3: How confident are you in assessing different forms of back pain? [Add your results below] Number of respondents to question: [insert number here]

Question 4: If you suspect inflammatory or mechanical back pain, which of the following investigations would you perform? [Add your results below] C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test = ________ % Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-B27 blood test = ________ % X-ray of the pelvis = ________ % X-ray of the spine = ________ % MRI of the spine = ________ % MRI of sacroiliac joints = ________ % Number of respondents to question: [insert number here]

Question 5: What is the average interval between presentation and referral for inflammatory back pain? Number of respondents to question:_______(insert number here) <3 months = ________ % ≥3 to <6 months = ________ % ≥6 to <9 months = ________ % ≥9 months = ________ % [Add your results below]

Question 6: If you suspect inflammatory back pain, which of the following, if anything, prevents referral? Number of respondents to question:_______(insert number here) No need, can usually treat in general practice = ________ % No appropriate service available = ________ % Associated costs = ________ % Do not know where to refer = ________ % Waiting lists too long = ________ % Other (please specify) = ________ % N/A – always refer = ________ % [Add your results below]

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This Back in Focus resource was developed and funded by AbbVie. Date of preparation: August 2015; AXHUR150807m Thank you!