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An exciting one-day event with interesting topics, a rare opportunity of professionals under one roof, exploring key learning topics.

A great networking opportunity, supporting a trainee-led event to both inspire future generation pain specialists and collaboration of experienced health professionals currently working in the challenging NHS.

The course will be run on Friday 4th July.

The skills you will gain include:

• Update of acute pain that remains greatest burden on pain on hospital services and latest evidence of methods to reduce
• Understanding of the use of the latest virtual reality technology in the management of acute pain for burns dressing changes or physiotherapy after injury.
• Update the latest evidence on the management of analgesia for rib fracture pain.
• Understanding of the management of patients with known substances abuse in the acute pain setting.
• Opioid de-escalation and stewardship.
• The current findings of the ORIGIN trial, looking in to the benefits of a novel nerve blocking technique to reduce post-operative and chronic pain post sternotomy.

The provisional timetable includes:

08:30 - 09:00: Registration and refreshments
09:00 - 09:10: Welcome and Introduction Professor Fang Gao and Dr Sarah Ranson
09:10 – 09:50: Known substance misuse and perioperative care Dr Alia Mednuik
09:50 - 10:30: Perioperative pathway Dr Emma Baird
10:30 – 11:10: Opioid stewardship and de-escalation TBC
11:10 – 11:20: Refreshments
11:20 – 12:00: VR therapy Ivan Phelan
12:00 – 12:40: ORIGIN study Dr Mario Cibelli
12:40 - 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 14:10: Rib Fracture management Prof Anil Hormis
14:10 - 14:50: TBC Dr Muhammad Kashif Munir
14:50 - 15:00: Coffee
15:00 - 16:00: Poster presentations and Debate: ‘The use of machine models and AI in Pain Medicine’ Panel members
16:00-16:30: The need for quality improvement projects and research, trainee involvement Dr Ismaa Aslam Pain-Train UK
16:30: Closing remarks & summary of the day Professor Fang Gao and Dr. Sarah Ranson
16:30-18:00: Drinks and networking

You will receive CPD points / accreditation and certificate of attendance. 

The course is designed for those working in trusts, academia or industry; with an interest in pain and latest research. The day is for those who have little experience in pain and to those who wish to expand their knowledge of key topics identified in pain and research. A great networking opportunity and allowing for continued professional development in healthcare.

Consultants: £120

Trainees, Students, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals £60

Deadline to book is Friday 13 June.