Join us for an evening filled with insightful discussions. This event aims to bring together the Pain Revolution network and beyond. Do not miss out on this incredible opportunity to get together with like-minded health professionals and learn from some of the best in the field. 100 per cent of the cost of the tickets will go directly into funding the Local Pain Educator Program.
Prof. Tamar Pincus is the Dean of the Faculty for Environment and Life Sciences (FELS) at the University of Southampton. She took up the role in June 2022, moving from Royal Holloway, University of London, where she was Executive Dean for the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Environment. Tamar is a Professor in Health Psychology. Her research into psychological aspects of chronic pain spans 30 years, has been cited by guidelines, and has changed practice on the ground. She was the Director of the research centre for the study of pain and well-being at Royal Holloway, and she is a core member of the Consortium to Research Individual, Interpersonal and Social Influences in Pain (CRIISP), which focuses on how people perceive pain and how others affect their pain, as well as considering wider social and environmental influences on pain. She leads the interdisciplinary research theme on pain at The Institute of Life Sciences at the University of Southampton. Her research includes experimental approaches to explore psychological mechanisms of pain, observational studies to measure risk over time, trials to test effectiveness, and qualitative work to examine the thoughts and beliefs of people living with pain and those in their lives. Examples include investigations of cognitive biases in people living with pain; the psychological predictors for poor outcomes in low back pain, and the study of clinicians’ beliefs and behaviours and their effect on patients with pain, especially in reference to effective reassurance and return to work. She has been a core team member of many randomised controlled trials, and regularly provides advice on behaviour change. Her practical work has focused on training practitioners in effective communication skills and fostering awareness of patients’ psychological needs and concerns, and her online videos have been widely viewed around the world.
Prof Lorimer Moseley AO is a pain scientist, clinician, educator, and NHMRC Leadership Investigator. In 2020, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to humanity at large in the fields of pain and its management, pain education, science communication and physiotherapy.