Past Events
1st Jan 2018 to 31st Aug 2024
Previous events
2024
January 2024
BPS Webinar on Placebo Controlled Trials in Surgery and Physical or Psychological Pain Management
Dates: 10 January
Virtual
Register for FREE here
Educational Session on the Use of Cannabis. Prescribed and Non Medical Prescribed
Dates: 30 January
Virtual
Register here
February 2024
Bath Centre for Pain Services Study Day - Pain Rehabilitation for Children and Young People
Date: 23 February
Venue: Apex City of Bath Hotel, Bath, England
More information here
March 2024
31st Intensive Course in Applied Epidemiology 2024
Dates: 4-8 March
Venue: The Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen
Register here
AAPM 40th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine AAPM
Dates: 7-10 March
Venue: Westin Kierland Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Register here
BPS webinar on Social prescribing and participation in community assets for people living with chronic pain: a realist synthesis
Organised by the Philosophy and Ethics SIG
Date: 11 March
Virtual
Register here
Global Peri-Operative Medicine: Anaesthesia, Pain and Critical Care Conference: What’s New?
Dates: 14-15 March
Venue: America Square Conference Centre, London EC3N 2LB
Register here
37th Annual Conference of the British Neuropsychiatry Association (BNPA)
Dates: 14-15 March
Venue: Royal College of Physicians, London.
More information here
New Zealand Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting (NZPS ASM 2024)
Dates: 21-24 March
Venue: Dunedin, New Zealand
Register here
PULSE 365 Live London
Dates: 26-27 March
Venue: Novotel London West, London
Register here
April 2024
BPS Webinar on Older People’s Pain
Organised by the Older People SIG
Dates: 11 April, 4 pm UK time
Virtual
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BPS Webinar on the Pharmacological Management of Neuropathic Pain
Organised by the Primary & Community Care SIG
Dates: 18 April, 7pm UK time
Virtual
Register for FREE here
Body Reprogramming for Fibromyalgia
Dates: 18-19 April
Venue: Day 1: Webinar, Day 2: F2F Workshop at Postgraduate Medical Centre, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
Contacts for bookings:
Rubie Holloway: [email protected]
Mia Rounsfull: [email protected]
Bath Centre for Pain Services - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adults with Chronic Pain
Dates: 18 &19 April
Venue: Apex City of Bath Hotel, Bath, England
More information here
44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Pain Society (APS 2024)
Dates: 21 -24 April
Venue: Darwin Convention Centre, NT, Australia
Register here
44th Annual Canadian Pain Society Scientific Meeting organized in partnership with Health Canada
Dates: 27 -30 April
Venue: Westin Ottawa, Ontario
More information here
BPS Webinar on Chronic pain and the menopause/perimenopause
Dates: 24 April, 6:30 pm Uk time
Virtual
Register for FREE here
May 2024
BPS Webinar: P&E SIG From Protein, via Person to Programs: A Journey across the dimensions of pain and its management in the 21C
Organised by P&E SIG
Dates: 13 May
Virtual
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16th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS2024)
Dates: 11-16 May
Location: Vancouver, Canada.
More information here
OBN & Pain Research Reading: Pain Research and Therapeutics Conference
Date: 21 May 2024
Location: University of Reading (Reading, Berkshire)
More info and registration here
Aberdeen Interventional Pain Workshop - Low Back Pain
Dates: 30-31 May
Location: Theu Suttie Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen.
More information here
June 2024
ARMA Act Now Report
Date: 3 June / 2-3 pm UK time
Venue: Virtual Launch Event
More information here
Pre BPS ASM 2024 Study Day
The event has been organised by the Primary and Community Care SIG and the Pain Management Programme SIG of the British Pain Society.
Date: 3 June
Venue: East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham.
More information here
BPS 57th Annual Scientific Meeting
Dates: 4-6 June
Venue: East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham.
More information here
Advanced Pain Discovery Platform Annual Conference (APDP 2024)
Dates: 7 June
Venue: Nottingham, UK
Register here
Living Well with Arthritis
Date: 12 June - 1 pm UK time
Venue: Virtual Event
More information here
2nd Spine, MSK Ultrasound & Interventional Pain Conference
Date: 14-15 June
Venue: Dorchester Library, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
Web: www.painandneuromodulationlondon.com
A practical guide to effective non medical prescribing for pain
Date: 19 June
Venue: Virtual Event
More information here
BPS webinar: Mind your 'flippin' language
Organised by the Primary & Community Care SIG
Dates: 20 June
Virtual: BPS zoom
Register here
Philosophy and Ethics SIG: summer retreat
Dates: 23 -26 June
Venue: Rydal Hall
More information here
July 2024
BPS Webinar on Diagnosis and treatment of facial pain conditions
Organised by the Headache SIG
Dates: 4 July, 7:00 pm UK time
Virtual
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BPS Webinar on Improving the management of children's pain in hospital
Dates: 11 July, 6:30 pm UK time
Virtual
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BPS webinar: Should we ever prescribe opioids?
Organised by the Primary & Community Care SIG
Dates: 18 July, 7 om UK time
Virtual
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Webinar on The Future of Medical Cannabis
Dates: 25 July, 9:30 AM — 1:00 PM BST.
Virtual
Register here
August 2024
IASP World Conference 2024
Dates: 5-9 August
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
More information: here
September 2024
National Acute Pain Symposium (NAPS 2024)
Date: 19-20 September
Venue: Warwick Conferences
Web: NAPS | The National Acute Pain Symposium (napsuk.co.uk)
2nd Headache & Facial Pain Treatment Symposium
Date: 26-27 September
Venue: Melius Klinieken, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Web: www.painandneuromodulationlondon.com
Modern Cancer Pain Management for Community Teams Study Day
Date: 30 September 9-5 Uk time
Website: here
October 2024
Online medical hypnosis for healthcare professionals autumn 2024. Modules 1-3
Dates
Module 1: 7th & 8th Sept 2024
Module 2: 5th & 6th Oct 2024
Module 3: 19th & 20th Oct 2024
More information here
Monitoring & reducing medication errors: high risk medicines & patient groups
Date: 2 October 2024
Virtual
Book your place here
NSUKI Neuromodulation Congress
Joint Meeting with Canadian Neuromodulation Society
Date: 3-5 October 2024
Venue: City Hall & Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Web: www.nsukiasm.com
Welsh Pain Society (Cymdeithas Poen Cymru) Annual Meeting
Date: 4 October
Venue: All Nations Centre , Cardiff.
Web: WPS-ASM 2024 | Welsh Pain Society
1st European Supported Pain Self-Management Conference
Date: 5 October
Venue: virtual
Web here
Integrative Healthcare Forum: Integrative Approaches to Chronic Pain (NCIM)
Date: 11 October
Venue: Bristol
Web: Integrative Healthcare Forum: Integrative Approaches to Chronic Pain - NCIM - National Centre for Integrative Medicine
BPS Philosophy and Ethics SIG webinar: Acupuncture for Pelvic Pain in Women
Date: 14 October
Venue: virtual
Register here: [email protected]
14th Hands-on Cadaver Workshop on
Interventional Pain Medicine & Neuromodulation Procedures
(X-ray, CT & USG)
Date: 19th October
Venue: Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Web: www.painandneuromodulationpoland.com
Webinar on Integrative Approaches to Chronic Pain (National Centre for Integrative Medicine)
Date: 30 October
Venue: virtual
Register here
November 2024
The South Thames Acute Pain Group Congerence - Celebrating 30 years
Date: 7 November
Venue: The Crowne Plaza Felbridge
Register here
30th Meeting of London Pain Forum
Date: 8 November
Venue: The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London, UK
Web: www.londonpainforum.co.uk
Philosophy and Ethics SIG webinar: "On a Scale of One to Ten... a personal examination of the language of pain"
Date: 11 November
Venue: Virtual
If you want to join please get in touch here
ISPN Young Innovators webinar
Date: 13 November
Venue: Virtual
More information here
2023
January 2023
London Pain Forum 9th Advances in Pain Medicine Winter Symposium
Date: 15-20 January
Venue: Hotel Village Montana, Tignes Le Lac, France
More information: here
February 2023
Joint Webbinar BPS/AAGBI: Rethinking postoperative pain management
Date: 2 February/ 6pm (virtual)
Register here.
More information here.
FPM Faculty of Pain Medicine RCoA. Study Days.
Date: 21-22 February / 09:00 - 16:30
Venue: RCoA, London
CPD credits: 10 tbc
Web here
March 2023
Webinar: The new GIRFT national pathway for patients with suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES)
Date: 2 March / 1 -2.15 pm
Virtual
Register here
Webinar: Migraine mAbs in Pain Clinics: From Theory to Practical Tips
Date: 2 March / 6-7 pm
Virtual
Updates in Pain Management - Hybrid Open Day
Date: 23 March
Venue: Room D (Ground Floor), UCL GOSICH - Wolfson Centre I C H, London.
More information here
EFIC Webinar on Endometriosis &Pain
Date: 27 March / 11:30 pm
Virtual
Register here.
British Pain Society Interventional Pain Medicine SIG: Webinar on the management of Pelvic Pain
Date: 27 March / 6.30pm
Virtual
Register here.
Bath Pain Forum
Date: 30-31 March
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adults with Chronic Pain
Run by the Bath Centre for Pain Services
Venue: Apex City of Bath Hotel
More information: here
May 2023
BPS 56th Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: 9-11 May
Venue: T.I.C Glasgow I 16 Richmond St, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
Register: here.
More information: here.
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA): Annual Lecture: Community-Powered MSK
Date: 16 May / 6 pm
Virtual
Register: here
British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting
Date: 17-19 May
Location: Glasgow
More information: here
Royal Society of Medicine event: Pain from the periphery to the centre: A medicolegal perspective
Date: 19 May
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, London and online (Hybrid event)
More information here
PainTrain Summer Collaboration Meeting
Date: 30 May
Venue: Royal Derby Hospital
Save the date
More information here
June 2023
Balancing life with osteogenesis imperfecta and other rare bone diseases: Pain and its impact
Date: 9-10 June
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
More information: here
Philosophy and Ethics SIG: summer retreat
Date: 25 -28 June
Venue: Rydal Hall
More information here
XR4Pain – Beat the pain, train the brain!
Date: 30 June
Venue: Tobacco Theater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
More information: here
July 2023
Suicide Prevention, Long Term Conditions and Chronic Pain Workshop
Date: 21 July / 9.30 - 12.30
Venue: Bluebell Conference Suite, The Fairway. Barnsley
More information: here
August 2023
3rd Joint Congress of the INS European Chapters
Date: 31 August - 2 September
Location: Hamburg, Germany
More information: here
September 2023
Webinar on Pain Education: Innovation and Best Practice (organised by the BPS and EFIC)
Date: 5 September/ 13:30 CET
Virtual
Registration: here
6th World Congress on Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine (WCRAPM 2023), Joint Meeting with the 40th ESRA Annual Congress
Date: 6 - 9 September
Venue: Palais des congrès de Paris – ViPARiS, FRANCE.
More information: here
International Congress on Neuropathic Pain
Date: 7-9 September
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
More information: here
13th Congress of the European Pain Federation (EFIC)
Date: 20-22 September
Location: Hungary, Budapest
More information: here
The National Acute Pain Symposium
Date: 27-28 September
Venue: Warwick Conferences
More information: here
October 2023
International Symposium on Pediatric Pain 2023
Date: 1-4 October
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada.
PQIP collaborative webinar series: Prioritising Perioperative Pain Management
Date: 12 October / 1-2pm
Register here
Headache SIG Day
Date: 27 October / 9:30- 16:30
Venue: RCoA, London
Register here
November 2023
The South Thames Acute Pain Group Annual Conference
Date: 9 November
Venue: The Crowne Plaza Felbridge
More information: here
Change Pain 2023 Conference
Date: 10 November
Venue: The King’s Fund, No.11 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN
More information: here
The Physiotherapy Pain Association Course: Sleep and Pain
Date: 11-18 November
Online
Register here
Prescribing in Pain Symposium
Date: 15 November
Venue: RCoA, London
More information here
British Geriatrics Society Autumn Meeting
Date: 22-24 November
Venue: Vox, Birmingham
More information here
IPM SIG Day
Date: 24 November / from 9 - 18:00
Venue: UCH Education Centre, London
Register here
PPA Study Day
Date: 24 November
Hybrid - Clinical Sciences Building, Aintree University Hospital, L9 7AL / Online
More information here
SPaRC/ NRS Pain 13th Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: 24 November
Venue: Apex City Quay Hotel, Dundee
More information here
Registration here
EFIC Pain School on Acute Pain Related to Surgery and Trauma
Date: 26 -28 November
Venue: IHZ – Friedrichstr. 95, Berlin, Germany
More information here
15th Annual Meeting of the Faculty of Pain Medicine
Date: 28 November
Venue: RCoA London/Online
Register here
BPS Webinar on Nutrition and Chronic Pain Management
Date: 29 November / 06:30 pm
Virtual
Register here
The Challenge of Chronic Pain: from Genomics to Therapy
Date: 29 November - 1 December
Venue: Wellcome Genome Campus, UK and virtual.
More information: here
The Royal Marsden Adult Palliative Care Update Study Day
Date: 30 November
Venue: National Army Museum, London SW3 4HT
Register here
December 2023
Interventional Approaches for Cancer Pain
Date: 14 December
Venue: National Army Museum, London SW3 4HT
Register: here
2022
December
Bath Pain Forum
Tuesday 6th Dec 2022
Functional Autoantibodies in Symptom-based Disorders - Time to Act by Andreas Goebel
Online Lecture via ZOOM
Bath Pain Forum - Free Online Lecture
The Bath Pain Forum was launched in 2000. World leaders in Pain research are invited to present their work and discuss developments.
Book your place https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bath-pain-forum-december-2022-tickets-469863062067?aff=erelexpmlt
Pain, Integrity and the Future of Pain Evidence
Wednesday 7th Dec 2022 at 09:00
At the Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care group (PaPaS), we have been delivering the gold standard in evidence synthesis in the field of pain management and supporting the pain community towards better methods and standards in pain clinical trials and systematic reviews for 23 years.
For more information and to register please visit: https://papas.cochrane.org/news/cochrane-papas-trust-integrity-and-future-pain-evidence
Interventional Approaches for Cancer Related Pain & Acute Pain and Persistent Post Surgical Pain (2-day) Conference
Thursday 16th & Friday 17th December 2022
This event is taking place ‘in-person’ at: The Rembrandt Hotel, 11 Thurloe Place, London, UK
The first day will outline the latest treatments in acute pain. Speakers will present the latest treatments in acute pain and will present the evidence-base for these treatments.
On day 2, the aim is to define the role of interventional approaches in the treatment of cancer pain.
To register: https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/cancer-pain-conference
Previous webinars
| Webinar | 28/07/2022 | Developing the evidence and associated service model to support older people living with frailty to manage their pain - NIHR Study |
| Webinar | 30/03/2022 | Pain Management Programme SIG - Assessment and Management of Patients with Post Covid-19 Syndrome |
| Webinar | 07/03/2022 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - First order principles for enhancing wellness |
| Webinar | 07/02/2022 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - Holistic Practices for Holistic Problems |
| Webinar | 10/01/2022 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - EMDR and the Psychology of Persistent Pain |
| Webinar | 13/12/2021 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - A New Way of Thinking About Pains |
| Webinar | 15/11/2021 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - Hypnosis and Imagery for Pain |
| Webinar | 18/10/2021 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - Healers in the UK - Who are they and want do they do? |
| Webinar | 20/09/2021 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - What is pain and how do we talk about it? |
| 01/07/2021 | Enigma of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome - Joint BPS/NSUKI Webinar | |
| Webinar | 17/06/2021 | Pain Management Programmes SIG - Post COVID-19 Syndrome or Long-COVID: The pandemic after the pandemic |
| Webinar | 19/05/2021 | Chronic Pain & Medical Cannabis: Project Twenty21 Research |
| Virtual Meeting | 23/04/2021 | RCGP & BPS: One Day Essentials - Pain Management |
| Webinar | 22/04/2021 | NICE Chronic Pain Guidelines Webinar |
| Webinar | 15/04/2021 | Life after Covid |
| Webinar | 12/04/2021 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - Pain, Health, Poverty and Inequality |
| Webinar | 15/03/2021 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - Pain and work - getting people back to work |
| Webinar | 08/02/2021 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - A trauma-led approach to pain |
| Webinar | 20/01/2021 | Joint BPS/NSUKI Cancer Pain Webinar |
| Webinar | 18/01/2021 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG - Discussing NICE Guidelines |
| Webinar | 07/01/2021 | Interventional Pain Medicine SIG - RF Denervation: Needle, technique or patient selection. What matters (lumbar) |
| Webinar | 14/12/2020 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG Webinar - Exploring self-management - what does it mean? |
| Webinar | 09/12/2020 | BPS Year End |
| Webinar | 29/09/2020 | NICE Chronic Pain Draft Guidance |
| 42nd Study day | 17/09/2019 | North of England Regional Study Day |
| Conference | 11-12/09/2019 | Pain Management Programmes SIG - Biennial Conference |
| Conference | 23-26/06/2019 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG |
| 41st Study Day | 12/11/2018 | Implanted Pelvic Materials and Chronic Pain: The Full Story |
| 40th Study Day | 01/10/2018 | Integrating Hypnosis into Pain Management |
| Conference | 2-5/07/2018 | Philosophy & Ethics SIG |
| 39th Study Day | 26/02/2018 | Pain in Military Veterans & Pain in Torture Survivors Study Day |