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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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.

Winter programme

24 November 2010
Pain, Sleep & Drugs
Dr Paul Reading, Consultant Neurologist

26 January 2011
Working with interpreters in clinical practice - the how, the what and the why?
Sharon Doherty

23 February 2011
Trainees' night
Dr Aileen Clyde & Dr Ahmad Al Khayer

30 March 2011
Chronic daily headache
Dr Tyagi, Consultant Neurologist

27 April 2011
Clinical aspects of pain in veterinary medicine
Andrew Bell, University Clinician in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

All meetings are held in the Ebenezer Duncan Centre, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow.
Hot buffet available from 6.30pm.

Listen to the lecture: Injustice and the chronic pain sufferer

Lecture given by Dr Joanna McParland of Glasgow Caledonian University to the West of Scotland Pain Group on Wednesday 24th March 2010. Dr McParland discusses beliefs about justice and fairness and how they impact on the person with chronic pain.