West of Scotland Pain Group

Notice of meeting: Access to work

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:41:00 GMT

Just a reminder that the next WoSPG of 2016 will be on Wednesday 24th February. The speaker for this evening is Cathy Smith, who is a Disability Employment Advisor from the Department of Work and Pensions at Langside Job Centre in Glasgow. She will present on 'Access to Work' scheme and how her department help people get back into the working environment.

The meeting will take place at the Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow, G5 0PQ. The presentation starts at 7pm but a hot buffet is available from 6pm. This meeting will be a shorter meeting than expected and so will be finished before 8pm.

Listen again: ACT - this beginner's guide - Dr David Craig

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:29:00 GMT

Notice of meeting: Wednesday 27th January - The Great Debate

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:26:00 GMT

The speakers for this evening are Dr Lars Williams and Dr Martin Dunbar, who are debating the question:

“Chronic pain patients, who are referred into the pain clinic, should be given a course of treatment and then discharged.”

The meeting will take place at the Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow, G5 0PQ. The presentation starts at 7pm and a hot buffet is available from 6pm.

The meeting is free of charge and open to all disciplines.

Notice of meeting: Wednesday 25th November 'Acceptance Commitment Therapy: A Beginner's Guide'

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:37:00 GMT

Just a reminder that the next WoSPG of 2015 will be on Wednesday 25th November. The speaker for this evening is Dr David Craig, who is based at the Glasgow Pain Management Service. He will present on 'Acceptance Commitment Therapy: A Beginner's Guide.

The meeting will take place at the Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow, G5 0PQ. The presentation starts at 7pm but a hot buffet is available from 6pm.

If you cannot attend, audio files of the presentation will be available after the date of the lecture on http://www.wspain.blogspot.com. There is also an archive of previous presentations available on the site. Our Facebook page with events is here: http://www.facebook.com/WestOfScotlandPainGroup and our Twitter feed can be followed @WoSPG.

Our meetings are open to any discipline with an interest in pain, are free of charge and you will receive a CPD certificate following attendance.

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards

Rachel Wylie

Secretary, West of Scotland Pain Group

From the North British Pain Association: ACTing in teams

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:35:00 GMT

Winter programme 2015-16

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Tue, 6 Oct 2015 20:11:00 GMT

West of Scotland Pain Group

Winter programme 2015-16

Wednesday 28th October 2015 – Extended Evening till 9pm

‘Pain in Children’

Dr Ross Fairgrieve

Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist

Dr Ewan Wallace

Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist

Sister Reilly

Nurse Specialist in Pain Management

Wednesday 25th November 2015

‘Acceptance Commitment Therapy: A Beginner’s Guide’

Dr David Craig

Consultant Psychologist, Glasgow Pain Management Service

Wednesday 27th January 2016

Dunbar vs Williams…The Great Debate

“Chronic pain patients, who are referred into the pain clinic, should be given a course of treatment and then discharged.”

Dr Martin Dunbar, Consultant Psychologist, Glasgow Pain Management Programme

& Dr Lars Williams, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow Pain Management Service

Wednesday 24th February 2016

‘Getting Back to Work with Pain’

Richard Farquhar

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist in Occupational Health

Disability Employment Advisor TBC

Department for Work and Pensions

Meetings are held at the Adelphi Centre,

12 Commercial Road, Glasgow. G5 OPQ

All meetings start at 7pm, with a buffet meal available from 6pm

Please note WoSPG meetings are supported by industry and there will be company promotional stands present at each event.

A new season

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Tue, 6 Oct 2015 20:09:00 GMT

The 2015-16 winter programme for the West of Scotland Pain Group (WoSPG) is now available - see next post.

Of particular note is the change of venue to the Adelphi Centre on Commercial Road, Glasgow. Details are on the programme.

As in previous years the WoSPG committee have agreed to make funding available to pay the registration fees for the North British Pain Association meetings for a limited number of nurses, physiotherapists or other AHP's who attend WoSPG meetings. We will support registration for up to two delegates for each meeting. Applications will be considered on a first come, first served basis and should be submitted by e-mail to the secretary. Any applications for the meeting in November should be submitted now, and those for the meeting in May 2016 should be submitted by the end of March 2016.

We plan to offer a single educational grant of £100, for the same professional groups as above who attend WoSPG meetings. Again applications should be submitted to the secretary. We may ask the recipients of these grants to present feedback from the meetings to the group.

This year we are also very excited to offer a larger educational grant to support a training course/site visit/scientific meeting. Applicants will be required to submit a statement of support including estimated costs and whether any of this will be funded from elsewhere. We are proposing the closing date for submissions (again to secretary) is the 20th December 2015. We will have further details at our October meeting.

Notice of Meeting: Wed 25th February - Pain management in cognitive impairment

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:12:00 GMT

The next WoSPG of 2015 will be on Wednesday 25th February. The speaker for this evening is Sandra Shields, who is a Dementia Nurse Consultant at Alzheimer Scotland. She will present on 'Holistic Approach to Pain Management in Cognitive Impairment'.

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.

Listen again: Mindfulness - Lars Williams

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:43:00 GMT

Notice of meeting: Wednesday 28th January - Trainees' night

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:29:00 GMT

The first WoSPG meeting of 2015 will be on Wednesday 28th January. The evening has been coordinated by Dr Dan Govenden who is the current Pain Fellow in Glasgow.

The speakers for this evening are; Dr Gillian Wright (ST6 in Palliative Care Medicine) presenting 'An update on Chronic Pain in Palliative Care', Dr Peter Paisley (ST4 Anaesthetics) presenting on 'Opioids and Addiction' and Dr Hameed registrar in rehabilitative medicine presenting on 'Rehabilitation of Amputees'.

The meeting will take place in the Ebenezer Duncan Centre, at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow. The presentations start at 7pm and a delicious hot buffet is available from 6pm.

From the NBPA: Hypermobility Joint Syndrome

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Fri, 5 Dec 2014 16:57:00 GMT

The Pain Management Plan - Dr Frances Cole - lecture from the NBPA Winter Scientific Meeting

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:38:00 GMT

Notice of meeting: Tues 25th November - Mindfulness

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:38:00 GMT

TUESDAY 25 November 2014

Mindfulness
Dr Lars Williams, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow Pain Management Service

The meeting will take place in the Ebenezer Duncan Centre, at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow, G42 9TT.

Our Facebook page with events is here: http://www.facebook.com/WestOfScotlandPainGroup and our Twitter feed can be followed @WoSPG.
Please feel free to circulate this to anyone you feel would be interested, this event is open to any discipline and there is no charge for attending.

The presentations start at 7pm but a hot buffet is available from 6pm.

From the NBPA: Functional neurological disorders - Dr Jon Stone

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:09:00 GMT

http://www.neurosymptoms.org
http://youtu.be/aF66sla4iXI - Hysterical Gait
http://youtu.be/4b8oB757DKc - Understanding Pain

Surgical interventions for back pain - from the Chronic Pain MCN

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 07:07:00 GMT

Chronic Pain Pharmacology - video lecture from the Chronic Pain MCN

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:47:00 GMT

Post -stroke pain from the Chronic Pain MCN primary care evening

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Thu, 6 Nov 2014 21:05:00 GMT

Video slidecast: Surgical management of back pain

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Sun, 2 Nov 2014 07:29:00 GMT

Listen again: Surgical management of back pain

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Sun, 2 Nov 2014 06:32:00 GMT

Listen again to Mr Fraser Dean's lecture on the surgical management of back pain. Or download the mp3 file here.

Video slidecast: Pain clinic medical management of back pain

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Sun, 2 Nov 2014 06:19:00 GMT

Listen again: Pain clinic medical management of back pain

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Sun, 2 Nov 2014 06:04:00 GMT

Listen again to Dr Moutaz Burwaiss's talk on the Pain Clinic Medical Management Of Back Pain.

Or download the talk here.

Video slidecast: Differential diagnosis & management of back pain

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Sat, 1 Nov 2014 08:02:00 GMT

Video slidecast: Rheumatological causes of back pain

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 06:20:00 GMT

Listen again: Differential diagnosis and management of back pain

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 20:36:00 GMT

Listen again to Ms Jenny Love's talk on the differential diagnosis and management of back pain.

Or download the talk here.

Listen again: Rheumatological causes of back pain

lars.williams@sgh.scot.nhs.uk (West of Scotland Pain Group lectures) — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 20:22:00 GMT

Listen again to Dr David Crosbie's talk on the rheumatological causes of back pain.

Or download the talk here.