PAIN EDUCATION WEBINAR ON "Exploring the impact of a new contract for pain management: A survey of NZ Clinicians"

Tēnā koutou NZPS members,

The NZ pain society (NZPS) presents the 2020 webinar series on various pain education topics relevant to clinical practice. This webinar series is a web-based pain education resource for health professionals, and researchers interested in various health and research topics related to pain practice. Please see below for more details about our 2nd webinar.

Topic: ‘Exploring the impact of a new contract for pain management: A survey of NZ Clinicians’

Overview: At the 2019 NZPS AGM, members voted to accept a research proposal from Pain @ Otago to gather anonymous opinions from those working under the new ACC Pain Management Service contracts.  You are invited to this webinar to discuss the results of this research. 

Date and time: 15^th June; 7-8 pm

A recording of this webinar is now available to view under 'Resources' in the 'Membership Area'

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Presenters: Dr Bronnie Lennox Thompson and Louise Sheppard

Dr Bronwyn Lennox Thompson

Bronwyn has worked mainly in persistent pain management for her clinical career as an occupational therapist, and started teaching on the University of Otago’s Postgraduate Programmes in Pain & Pain Management in 2002. She is now the Academic Coordinator for this programme. Her research and teaching interests are in knowledge translation of pain research into clinical practice, and interprofessional practice.

Louise Sheppard

A Physiotherapist by background, Louise currently works part-time as a Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine at the University of Otago, where she teaches Pain and Pain Management.  

We hope you can participate!