Wednesday 29 September 2010

Friday 10 September 2010

Chronic pain communication skills






 Communication skills resources are now available online. These comprise a series of short video clips with questions and suggestions for further reading. They are designed for healthcare professionals working in the chronic pain field and ideally should be used as a basis for discussion with clinical supervisors.

The videos are released under a Creative Commons Non-commercial Share-alike licence. This means that you are free to copy and redistribute them for non-commercial use.

They can be viewed either from the website at:
http://wscpcsg.blogspot.com/

Or they can be downloaded as a podcast by copying the following URL into a podcast aggregator (for example in iTunes, click Advanced/Subscribe to Podcast and paste in the URL). Synchronise with your smartphone or tablet device.
http://wscpcsg.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Alternatively, the individual files may be downloaded from the Internet Archive.

Feedback is welcome and should be sent to Dr David Craig
david.craig@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Tuesday 7 September 2010

Notice of meeting: Winter Scientific Meeting - Friday 12th November 2010

'Does it work and is it worth it?'

Winter Scientific Meeting (5 CEPD Points)

Friday 12th November 2010

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh EH2 1JQ

0900 – 0930 Coffee & Registration

0930 – 1015 How do we know if it works? Evaluating interventions for pain management, including qualitative research methods
Jonathan Todman Clinical Psychologist Glasgow

1015 – 1100 How do we decide if it's worth it? A health economist's perspective
Prof Cam Donaldson Health Economist Glasgow Caledonian University

1115 – 1200 The case for medical procedures
Dr Ryan Moffat Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management Glasgow

1200 - 1230 Panel Discussion

1330 – 1415 The case for physiotherapy
Tim Beames Specialist Physiotherapist and NOI Instructor London

1415 – 1500 The case for drugs
Angela Munday Acute Pharmacy Lead NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

1515 – 1600 The case for pain management programmes
TBA Bath Centre for Pain Services

1600 - 1630 Panel Discussion