Tag: education
Airing Pain 140: Childhood Pain – Adverse Experiences and Parental Relationships
November 15 , 2023
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Listen to Airing Pain 140 to hear about the links between adverse childhood experiences, pain and parental mindset.
Pain Concern Poster wins People’s Choice Award!
November 08 , 2023
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Find out about our award-winning poster, and take a read yourself.
Coast to Coast challenge raises awareness of pain
October 26 , 2023
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Niki Jones and Lee Vaughan (left, second from left), Trustee Richard Pell (centre) and their supporters.
In September 2023 two fundraisers with lived experience of pain undertook an epic 173 mile ride from one side of the UK to the other, with the aim of highlighting the ...
Pain Concern presents poster on the Impact of Helpline Services
May 09 , 2023
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Pain Concern presented the poster 'Impact of a Patient-led Helpline on NHS Services' at the British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2023.
Read below, or download the poster.
The poster was created by Dr. Martin Dunbar, Dr. Cathy Price and Pain Concern's People, Project and Operations Manager Sam Mason. ...
Sponsored Peloton Fundraising for Pain Concern
May 03 , 2023
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From 7 - 12 May, a group of cyclists travelled in and around the north-east of England, sharing the latest understanding of pain science and management with the people who could benefit the most.
The group behind this feat is Flippin’ Pain, a public health campaign that aims ...
Chronic pain and health inequalities: what should we do?
March 22 , 2023
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This guest article from Cass Macgregor and Bronagh Galvin explores the current inequalities in health care for those in chronic pain.
Earn Continuing Professional Development credits through Airing Pain
October 20 , 2022
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Find out about how you can earn Continuing Professional Development credits by listening to, and reflecting on, Pain Concern's Airing Pain podcast.
Pain Matters 76 – Out Today
September 07 , 2020
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Our new issue, Pain Matters 76, is published today, Monday 7 September
What do we mean when we talk about pain?
In this edition of Pain Matters, we have invited the members of the Flippin’ Pain™ campaign to guest-edit a pain neuroscience education special. A public health campaign delivered by Connect ...
Airing Pain 119: Experts by Experience: Working together in pain management programmes
November 05 , 2019
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Patient volunteers and healthcare professionals on working together in pain management programmes
This edition of Airing Pain has been supported by a grant from the Plum Trust.
In September, the British Pain Society’s special interest group on pain management programmes held their annual conference. A workshop entitled ‘Experts by ...
September is Pain Awareness Month!
September 11 , 2019
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The World Health Assembly (WHA) – a subsection of the World Health Organization (WHO) – has declared September Pain Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to raising public awareness and understanding of pain. Many organisations around the world contribute, including the U.S. Pain Foundation, the International Pain ...
Airing Pain 117: Patients as Research Partners
September 03 , 2019
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Involving patients in researching their own condition – it seems logical, so why is it not more common?
This edition was facilitated by the British Pain Society and recorded at their Annual Scientific Meeting 2019.
In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul Evans investigates the potential for patients to ...
Not all in the mind
July 07 , 2019
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It is unfortunately not uncommon for people in pain to be told by others (family, colleagues or healthcare professionals) that their pain must be ‘all in the mind’. Amanda C de C Williams gives some tips on how you can respond
There is a way of thinking that ...
