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Mentorship Supported by the Australian Government Boosting Female Founders Initiative

2022-06-13T15:20:21+10:00February 25, 2022|Blog, Media|

Congratulate us! Soula Mantalvanos, Founder of PainTrain My Health Summary, has been awarded expert mentoring with Buzz Web Media and Women With Wit’s – Lee Ussher under the Australian Government’s Boosting Female Founders Initiative (BFFI).  The BFFI Australian Government initiative aimed to help female entrepreneurs overcome the disadvantages faced in getting access to finance and support to grow their startups. In addition to grants between $25,000 and $480,000, the program also offered expert mentoring and advice to meritorious applicants – Soula was one of these meritorious [...]

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Rebrand Announcement: My Health Story

2022-02-12T20:03:10+11:00February 12, 2022|Blog|

The PainTrain My Health Summary team is thrilled to announce they will be rebranding to My Health Story. Keep reading because there are more announcements about the new website as well as a subscription offer of a lifetime... The consumer survey distributed to PainTrain MHS Advisory members, subscribers, and followers formed a clear decision to rename the health summarising resource to My Health Story. At close second was My Health History. In addition, the survey results indicated the much-needed requirement for an App version of the resource and more functionality for Affiliates and subscribers seeking more straightforward ways to access and include health information from their GPs. The development work has begun behind the scenes, and a new website is forming – we'll keep you up to date! BUT we also need a little support if we're going to make it to the blaring request for a My Health Story App. We've got an offer of a lifetime. Keep reading! (Can't wait to hear our offer of a lifetime? Bursting to support us? Then hit it!)

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Reflections About Pain

2022-06-12T10:31:23+10:00January 16, 2022|Blog, Research|

The brain does not have to make a “decision” as to how we should perceive the sound.  But whether we interpret that loud sound as thunder, a car backfiring, a cannon firing, or as a bomb exploding is a matter of perception. We can always check and find out whether our interpretation is correct. Thus, we may be mistaken about the cause of activation of the auditory (“hearing”) apparatus but, to reiterate, we cannot be mistaken about the experience of having heard the sound. This sensation is “given” to us. The same can be said of pain. We are not mistaken when we experience pain. But we may come up with a number of different interpretations of the experience.

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2021 Done, Dusted… and Destined

2021-12-19T14:01:41+11:00December 19, 2021|Blog, Using My Health Story|

There's a lot not to like about 2021, but the team at PainTrain MHS are focused on progress, growth and living and learning. That means we look at the takeaways of experiences past to direct us on the way forward. There is much to look forward to – expectations of better healthcare are high. That's very much due to the recent announcement that Telehealth is here to stay. Of course, every person living with a chronic illness [...]

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Presenting My Pain Management Story and Vision at the Murray City Coast Country GP Training

2022-06-12T10:40:01+10:00December 6, 2021|Blog, Media, Using My Health Story|

(Original post by Soula Mantalvanos for pudendalnerve.com.au) It was wonderful sharing my story and vision at the Murray City Coast Country GP Training. AND especially presenting on a stage and in actual physical life to 50 general practitioners (GPs) who were keen to learn about chronic pain. I've now participated in a few of the Murray City Coast Country (MCCC) GP Training sessions with the fabulous Dr Paul Grinzi (boy, does he get it!). It's a positive experience for [...]

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Talking HealthTech: Soula in the Hot Seat With Pete

2021-11-13T15:30:01+11:00November 13, 2021|Blog, Media|

Soula joined pain organisations, forums and online groups and has told her story in the media and at conferences to help with pain management training and the establishment of great connections through her advocacy website pudendalnerve.com.au. But! Soula doesn't want to just keep repeating her story; our founder likes to inspire change! "I wanted to join a community that grasped creative communication, design and ideation relating to health. I wanted to be with conceptualists where ideas are produced and not measured (data, data, data… boring!)." In her attempts to implement PainTrain MHS formally into the healthcare industry, she found herself bumping into the Health Tech communities more and more. This is a world of movers and shakers, and one such community is Talking Healthtech (THT). THT was founded by Peter Birch. Peter worked in management roles in healthcare organisations for over 15 years; big ones and small ones, innovative startups and slow-moving beasts; he's seen all different kinds. Pete has experienced the exciting developments and the frustrating stagnation of all the ups and downs in health.

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Team PainTrain MHS Raise Over $1,200 for Research

2022-06-12T11:01:02+10:00November 2, 2021|Blog, Research|

Thank you From all of us at Team PainTrain MHS we thank you for helping us raise more than our set target of $1,000. Chronic pain research in rural areas will receive a total contribution of $1,236 from Team PainTrain MHS towards an overall total of $76,186. Mandy Mercuri, Deb Thompson, Soula & Theo Mantalvanos walked 281kms – well beyond their anticipated goal and we loved every minute of it. Money you raise as part of Pain Revolution's [...]

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Bronwyn Thompson, PhD, MSc (Psych): Making the First Contact

2022-06-12T11:00:21+10:00October 18, 2021|Blog, Health Management, Research|

There's so much to love about Bronwyn's work. As a resource that is so heavily focused on the identity and experience of the person living with chronic pain, PainTrain My Health Summary believe the approaches explained by Bronwyn is key to successfully helping people manage their complex journeys. A patient's introduction to a new practitioner is a stressful time and one that requires clear communication and empathy. A PainTrain health summary works as an exceptional aid to this scenario. Empowering patients by listening and grasping their experiences as well as accepting them without judgment should be step one in the management of chronic pain. Thank you Bronnie!

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Book a Call / Video Consult

2021-09-25T16:04:09+10:00September 25, 2021|Blog, Using My Health Story|

As health tech creeps up in the medical industry, it's becoming clearer healthcare's direction is changing and PainTrain MHS are thrilled that people are finally being placed in the driver's seat. Patients: have you thought about trying to enhance your voice at appointments? Have you wanted to tell your story your way and elaborate on the version your General Practitioner writes in the referral letter? Do you feel unheard during ongoing appointments and that no one truly understands [...]

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MHS is a patient-driven project aided by an advisory group of Healthcare Practitioners and consumers.
Stop repeating yourself and juggling health apps. With My Health Story, you can enjoy full sharing control and streamline your information to tailor your care.

Take control of your health – put yourself at the centre of your care with My Health Story.

Quicklinks

Health stories
— MHS Founder (chronic pain)
— Judy Darling (aged care & stroke)
— Flora (Fibromyalgia)

Main Menu

— Home
— Blog
— Sign up

— Key People
— Our Story
— Advocacy
— The Hurting Strings film
— About MHS
— MHS Videos

— MHS Friends
— Research
— Privacy & T’s & C’s
— Account Deletion
— Contact

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