NICE Guidance for Chronic pain (primary and secondary) published
The NICE guideline for Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain has been published.
The guidance has been updated from the draft guidance that the PPA consulted on in August 2020. There PPA welcomes some small, but notable changes from the draft that were part of the PPA submission.
The Physiotherapy Pain Association (PPA) champions physiotherapists working across all
specialities in contemporary physiotherapy practice, drawing on biopsychosocial and
narrative approaches to support people living with
Resources including websites, books and research articles on Compassion in pain management compiled by Dr Sandra Wiltshire, Principle Clinical Psychologist, OPTIMISE, Pain Rehabilitation Service, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
References for Working with Complexity, improving care for people living with Fibromyalgia – vPUK 2020
Working with Complexity, improving care for people living with Fibromyalgia – was delivered by Prof Irene Tracey, Dr Anushka Soni, Leila Heelas and Dr Sandra Wiltshire at Physiotherapy UK 2020, 14th November 2020.
These are the references from the session. Dr Wiltshire has also compiled some further reading.
Physiotherapy Pain Association Research Bursaries Announced
The Physiotherapy Pain Association have commenced a new initiative to support physiotherapists and physiotherapy students to undertake pain related research activity. The PPA will be offering all members the opportunity to apply for two funding streams. Each funding stream will be able to offer financial support to enable small scale research related projects.
Community Call from Equality and Diversity officer
The PPA is commited to inclusion, collaboration and innovation. Despoina Karargyri, PPA Equality and Diversity Officer calls for members to contribute to improving inclusivity within the PPA.
