Saturday 25 March 2023
7.30am-8.00am Registration, Exhibition Open & Arrival Tea & Coffee
8.00am-8.05am Welcome Back
THEME: General
8.05am-8.45am Can Peak Alpha Frequency Serve as a Biomarker of Chronic Neuropathic Pain? (VIRTUAL)
Professor Karen Davis, Editor in Chief of PAIN, IASP; Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada
8.45am-9.25am Why People with Chronic Pain Attend the ED
Dr Bernadette Brady, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department & Department of Pain Medicine, Liverpool Hospital, Australia
9.25am-10.05am Care Pathways for People Attending ED Frequently with Chronic Pain
Associate Professor Paul Wrigley, Conjoint Associate Professor, The University of Sydney, Australia
10.05am-10.30am Life Member Award Presentations – 2021 recipients
10.30am-11.00am Morning Tea & Industry Exhibition
8.00am-8.05am Welcome Back
THEME: General
8.05am-8.45am Can Peak Alpha Frequency Serve as a Biomarker of Chronic Neuropathic Pain? (VIRTUAL)
Professor Karen Davis, Editor in Chief of PAIN, IASP; Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada
8.45am-9.25am Why People with Chronic Pain Attend the ED
Dr Bernadette Brady, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department & Department of Pain Medicine, Liverpool Hospital, Australia
9.25am-10.05am Care Pathways for People Attending ED Frequently with Chronic Pain
Associate Professor Paul Wrigley, Conjoint Associate Professor, The University of Sydney, Australia
10.05am-10.30am Life Member Award Presentations – 2021 recipients
10.30am-11.00am Morning Tea & Industry Exhibition
THEME: Classification of Pain
11.00am-11.30am “Mostly Independent” Subgroups of Patients with Poor Pain and Function Outcome Following Knee Athroplasty
Professor Daniel Riddle, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Institute for Women's Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
11.30am-12.00pm Beyond Opioid Analgesia: The Need for Greater Integration of Psychosocial Interventions into Acute Pain Management
Associate Professor Claire Ashton-James, Pain Management, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia
12.00pm-12.30pm Persistent Pain after Breast Cancer Surgery in New Zealand
Dr Daniel Chiang, Waitakere Hospital, Auckland, NZ
12.30pm-1.00pm Panel Discussion
1.00pm-2.30pm Lunch & Industry Exhibition
1.30pm-2.30pm NZPS AGM
11.00am-11.30am “Mostly Independent” Subgroups of Patients with Poor Pain and Function Outcome Following Knee Athroplasty
Professor Daniel Riddle, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Institute for Women's Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
11.30am-12.00pm Beyond Opioid Analgesia: The Need for Greater Integration of Psychosocial Interventions into Acute Pain Management
Associate Professor Claire Ashton-James, Pain Management, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia
12.00pm-12.30pm Persistent Pain after Breast Cancer Surgery in New Zealand
Dr Daniel Chiang, Waitakere Hospital, Auckland, NZ
12.30pm-1.00pm Panel Discussion
- Professor Daniel Riddle
- Associate Professor Claire Ashton-James
- Associate Professor Paul Wrigley
- Dr Daniel Chiang
1.00pm-2.30pm Lunch & Industry Exhibition
1.30pm-2.30pm NZPS AGM
THEME: Pain and Relationships/Social Aspects of Pain
2.30pm-3.00pm The Chronic Pain Couple: Are Remarkable Relationships Possible?
Karra Eloff, Founder & Author - The Chronic Pain Couple, Co-founder and Managing Director - Eloff & Andrews Clinical Psychology, Birtinya, Australia
3.00pm-3.30pm “A kick in the bum is fine, as long as I get a hug too”: The Role of the Partner in Adjustment to Chronic Pain
Professor Toby Newton-John, Acting Head of School, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
3.30pm-4.00pm Afternoon Tea & Industry Exhibition
4.00pm-4.20pm Addressing the Social Stigma of Chronic Pain
Dr Debbie Bean, Senior Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology & WDHB Chronic Pain Service, NZ
4.20pm-5.00pm Panel Discussion
2.30pm-3.00pm The Chronic Pain Couple: Are Remarkable Relationships Possible?
Karra Eloff, Founder & Author - The Chronic Pain Couple, Co-founder and Managing Director - Eloff & Andrews Clinical Psychology, Birtinya, Australia
3.00pm-3.30pm “A kick in the bum is fine, as long as I get a hug too”: The Role of the Partner in Adjustment to Chronic Pain
Professor Toby Newton-John, Acting Head of School, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
3.30pm-4.00pm Afternoon Tea & Industry Exhibition
4.00pm-4.20pm Addressing the Social Stigma of Chronic Pain
Dr Debbie Bean, Senior Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology & WDHB Chronic Pain Service, NZ
4.20pm-5.00pm Panel Discussion
- Karra Eloff
- Professor Toby Newton-John
- Dr Debbie Bean
7.00pm-late GALA DINNER
