Amelio Health is an innovative online behavioural medicine and clinical education provider. We are committed to the development of best practice, evidence-informed online behavioural health programmes to help people live well with persistent pain and other long-term conditions and support the healthcare professionals that work with them to change their practice through online clinical education.
We combine our understanding of the science of behaviour change, positive psychology and learning theory with tailored online coaching to deliver outcomes for patients and changes in practice for healthcare professionals. Patients want tailored programmes that help them manage their own health. Healthcare professionals need highly curated and targeted learning opportunities to allow best practice to inform how they work with patients.
Our programmes are data-driven and outcome focussed. Activity data informs the patient, the health coach and healthcare professional that is supporting the person through their journey through pain. Focussing on ability rather than deficits and using validated assessment tools to gauge progress and allow tailored support to nudge people towards their goals. We are committed to harm minimisation by allowing patients to safely adopt alternatives to drugs to help control pain.
Pain as a field of scientific enquiry has developed greatly over the last 20 years. Unfortunately, this has not translated into better outcomes for patients. In fact, the burden of chronic pain is increasing. The reasons are complex:
● The science has not resulted in changes to the way healthcare professionals practice and manage people living with persistent pain.
● Specialist pain management services are often not available. Access is restricted to large population centres with teaching hospitals and waiting times are lengthy.
● The healthcare system is hardwired to deliver investigations, medication and surgical procedures. Yet the best evidence suggests that with persistent pain it is behavioural interventions, not drugs or operations that deliver better outcomes for patients.
Amelio Health programmes deliver timely online pain management and clinical education focusing on behaviour change. Empowering patients to live well with persistent pain, reducing the burden of suffering, focusing on function, ability, and self-management. Our clinical education programmes provide agile, just-in-time work integrated learning opportunities that direct healthcare workers to best practice approaches to support their patients.