Conference programme

Keynote sessions

Keynote 1: Developments in effective self-management for chronic pain

Roger Knaggs (President, British Pain Society & Nottingham University) and Diarmuid Denneny (Live Well with Pain)

Keynote 2: Optimising medicines using the GOTT study model

Frances Cole (Live Well with Pain) with Paul Chazot (Durham University) and Emma Davies (Live Well with Pain)

Keynote 3: Integrating effective self-management in services and communities

Owen Hughes (National Clinical Lead for Persistent Pain, Wales) and Laura Hissey (Live Well with Pain)

 

Parallel sessions

Throughout the day a series of parallel sessions focusing on specific aspects of management, knowledge, or experience, including:

• The importance of nutrition in managing chronic pain

• Creative pain management skills

• Explaining chronic pain effectively

• Effective medicines optimisation

• Having engaging conversations; moving to fewer pills and more skills

• Empowering people to become active self-managers

• Delivery of joined up community-based care including pain cafes

• Culturally adapted pain education workshops in communities

• A 10 Footsteps informed Pain Management programme

 

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