Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Notice of meeting: Wednesday 27 March 2013

Just a reminder that the next WSPG of 2013 will be on Wednesday  27 March 2013.  The speaker for this evening is Paul Cameron, who is  a Specialist Physiotherapist with the Fife Integrated Pain Service.  His presentation will be about  developing  integrated primary and secondary care pain services.                                                                 .
The meeting will  take place in the Ebenezer Duncan Centre, at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow.  The presentation starts at 7pm but a hot buffet is available from 6pm.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Notice of meeting: Wednesday 27th February - Management of pain and other symptoms in MS

Management of pain and other symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis
Speaker: Dr Colin O’Leary, Consultant Neurologist,Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow.

As usual, a buffet supper will be available from 6pm with the lecture starting at 7pm. All healthcare staff and students are welcome to attend.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Notice of meeting: Wednesday 30th January 2013

Our next meeting is on Wednesday 30th January 2013 and will be held as usual in the Ebenezer Duncan Centre, Victoria Infirmary. Clare Bridgestock will be speaking on 'Promoting Appropriate Opioid Prescribing'. Hot buffet from 6pm.

Friday, December 07, 2012

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Change to programme

Unfortunately Dr McAllister is unable to speak to the WSPG on Wednesday 28 November 2012. However, we are lucky in that Emma Mair, who is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist with the Glasgow Pain Management Service, has volunteered to speak on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Graded Motor Imagery on that evening.

Friday, November 02, 2012

Listen again: The psychology of suicide risk

Listen again to Prof O'Connor's lecture given to the West of Scotland Pain Group.




Alternatively, you can download the mp3 file here.

Suicide Behaviour Research Laboratory

Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model (IMV) of Suicidal Behaviour

Slides from a related lecture on Understanding Suicidal Behaviour

Apologies for the curtailed recording - a result of human error on the part of your audio man.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Meeting reminder: The Psychology of Suicide Risk

Wednesday 31 October 2012
The Psychology of Suicide Risk
Professor Rory O’Connor, Stirling Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory, University of Stirling


Rory O’Connor is Professor of Psychology at the University of Stirling, Honorary Professor at University of Nottingham and President-Elect of the International Academy for Suicide Research.  He is a registered health psychologist who is broadly interested in self-regulation and health outcomes. Rory leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (SBRL) at Stirling, the leading suicide/self-harm research group in Scotland.  He has published extensively in the field of suicide and self-harm, specifically concerning the psychological processes which precipitate suicidal behaviour and self-harm.  He is also co-editor of the recently published International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice (with Steve Platt & Jacki Gordon) and the forthcoming Routledge Major Works Collection on Suicide (with Keith Hawton) and co-author of Understanding Suicidal Behaviour (with Noel Sheehy).  

He is the UK National Representative for the International Association for Suicide Prevention and a member of the American Association of Suicidology.  He serves on the Scientific Review Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. He also serves on the Chief Scientist’s Office Population and Health Services Research committee, the Scottish Government Self-Harm Working Group and the National Suicide Prevention Review Group and the editorial boards of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, Suicidology Online, Psychology & Health and Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Rory was also a member of the Guideline Development Group for the new NICE guidance on the longer term management of self-harm. He acts as an advisor to a range of national and international organisations including national governments on the areas of suicide and self-harm.