NZ Pain Society 2017 Conference
 
Friday 3 March


0800

Registration Desk Open

0800

Welcome Refreshments and Exhibition Open

0900-0925

Pain, Body and Brain @ AUT
Dr Gwyn Lewis, Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZ



0930-1030 Concurrent 1: More Active

The Assessment of Persistent Pain

Tracey Pons, Registered Physiotherapy Specialist, Pain Management Physiotherapy, Kaiapoi, NZ

0930-1030 Concurrent 2: More Able

Childhood Pain

Dr Wendy Hunter, General Paediatrician, Nelson-Marlborough DHB, Nelson, NZ

1030-1100

Morning Tea and Industry Exhibition


1100-1125 Outcome Measures for Chronic Pain 

Debbie Bean, Health Psychologist, The Auckland Regional Pain Service (TARPS), Auckland, NZ

1130-1230 Physiotherapy for Persistent Pain

Tracey Pons, Registered Physiotherapy Specialist, Pain Management Physiotherapy, Kaiapoi, NZ

1100-1155 Pelvic Pain

Pelvic Pain: The Team Approach
Dr Glyn Richards, Pain Consultant, Auckland DHB, Auckland, NZ

The Role of Physiotherapy in Chronic Pelvic Pain
Nicol Ranger, Women's Health Physiotherapist, Auckland DHB, Auckland, NZ

The Role of Psychology in Chronic Pelvic Pain 
Leena St Martin, Clinical Psychologist Professional Leader, Psychological Medicine, Auckland DHB, Auckland, NZ

1200-1230 Sexual Medicine and Pain
Dr Andrea Burri, Clinical Psychologist, Genetic Epidemiologist, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Auckland, NZ

Presented by: Leena St Martin



1230-1330

Lunch and Industry Exhibition and Posters

1330-1430

The Health Benefits of Work in Pain Management

Dr David Beaumont, Director, Fit For Work, Otago, NZ

Lenny O’Connell, Director, Fit For Work, Otago, NZ

1430-1500

Turning Chest Trauma Patients Analgesia Strategies on its Head 

Kevin Henshall, Trauma Nurse, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, NZ

1500-1530

Afternoon Tea and Industry Exhibition

1530-1600

Intervening in the Cycle of Pain and Insomnia 

Dr Anna Clarkson, Clinical Psychologist, Centre for Human Potential, Nelson, NZ 

1600-1630

ACC Presentation - electronic Persistent Pain Outcome Collaboration

Nic Johnson, Health Sector Design Lead, Provider Service Delivery Team, ACC, NZ

1630-1635

Conference 2018
Fran James, President, NZPS

1645-1745

NZPS AGM


1800
1830
1900-late

Bus departs for Mahana Kitchen, from Rutherford Hotel foyer
Bus for AGM attendees departs from Rutherford Hotel foyer
Conference Dinner at Mahana Kitchen