Winter Programme

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

Wednesday 28 November 2012
Management of chronic pain in a general gynaecology clinic
Dr Kay McAllister, Consultant Gynaecologist in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Sandyford Sexual Health Services

Wednesday 30 January 2013
Trainee’s night
Dr Claire Bridgestock, Glasgow Pain Fellow

Wednesday 27 February 2013 
Management of pain and other symptoms in MS
Dr Colin O’Leary, Consultant Neurologist, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow

Wednesday 27 March 2013 
Developing an integrated primary and secondary care pain service - the Fife experience
Paul Cameron, Specialist Physiotherapist, Fife Integrated Pain Management Service

Meetings are held at the Ebenezer Duncan Centre, Victoria Infirmary, G42 9TT All meetings start at 7pm, with buffet meal available from 6pm

Listen again: Pain and addiction

Listen again to Dr Jonathan Bannister's lecture given to the West of Scotland Pain Group on Wednesday 29th February.

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Notice of meeting: Wed 29th February - Pain and addiction

Pain and addiction Speaker: Dr Jonathan Bannister, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. 6.30pm for 7pm Venue: E-floor Surgical Teaching Suite (opposite Ward 2), Victoria Infirmary. Please note this is a change to the advertised venue.

Notice of meeting: Wednesday 25th January

Just to remind you of the next West of Scotland Pain group meeting on Wednesday 25th January 2012. This meeting has been organised by the two Glasgow pain fellows, Dr Vishal Gupta, and Dr Fahim Anwar, with four trainees presenting on the topics below 1. Andrew Harvey- New opioids side effects. 2. Sunder Muthukrishnan- Prevalence of chronic pain after caesarean section. 3. Sashi Kiran - Techniques of perioperative pain relief in elective thoracotomy patients. 4. Vishal Gupta-Pain in victims of torture. The meeting will be held in the Ebenezer Duncan Centre at the Victoria Infirmary, with presentations starting at 7pm. However, a buffet supper is available from 6pm onwards.

Slidecast: Greater Glasgow & Clyde Back Pain Service

Greater Glasgow & Clyde Back Pain Service - Claire MacKelvie

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Listen again: Greater Glasgow & Clyde Back Pain Service - Claire MacKelvie

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Winter Programme 2011-12

Winter programme 2011-2012

Ebenezer Duncan Centre, Victoria Infirmary, G42 9TT
All meetings are at 7pm, with buffet meal available from 6pm

Wednesday 26 October 2011
Dr Sue Copstick,
Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Institute of Neurological Sciences
“The relationship between psychological dissociation, denial and pain”

Wednesday 30 November 2011
Claire MacKelvie
Specialist Physiotherapist, New Victoria Hospital
“Greater Glasgow and Clyde Back Pain Service Overview and Update”

Wednesday 25 January 2012
Dr Vishal Gupta & Dr Fahim Anwar
Glasgow Pain Fellows
Trainees night

Wednesday 29 February 2012
Dr Jon Bannister
Consultant in Pain Management, Ninewells Hospital
“Pain and addiction”

Wednesday 28 March 2012
Dr Sabu James or Dr Stephen May
Consultant in Pain Management, Lanarkshire
Provisional title “Developments in the Lanarkshire Pain Service”

Working with interpreters in healthcare settings - listen again

Lecture given to the West of Scotland Pain Group by Dr Sharon Doherty, Clinical Psychologist, on Wednesday 26th January, 2011.
Dr Doherty discusses the increasingly important role of professional interpreters and how to get the best out of an interpreted consultation.

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Working with interpreters in healthcare settings

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Slideshow: Sleep, pain and drugs

Pain, sleep and drugs

Lecture given to the West of Scotland Pain Group on Wednesday 24th November 2010 in the Ebenezer Duncan Centre, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow by Dr Paul Reading, Consultant Neurologist.
In this talk, Dr Reading describes the importance of good quality sleep and how pain and sleep interact.