PAIN-TRAIN Pain and Research Conference 2025
Pain Train UK have organised an Acute Pain themed conference.
This is a one-day course allowing the opportunity for pain experts to share learning, experience and latest research and evidence. Open to students, Allied health professionals and acute and chronic pain professionals in continuous professional development.
Date
4th July 2025
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Location
University of Birmingham - Medical School
Fee
Consultants: £120.00
Trainees, Students, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals: £60.00
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08:30 - 09:00
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Registration and refreshments
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09:00 - 09:10
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Welcome and Introduction |
Professor Fang Gao and Dr. Sarah Ranson |
| 09:10 – 09:50 | Known substance misuse and perioperative care |
Dr Alia Mednuik
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| 09:50 - 10:30 | Management of acute pain for major surgery in patients on long term chronic pain medications | Dr Muhammad Kashif Munir |
| 10:30 – 11:10 | Rib Fracture pain management |
Prof Anil Hormis
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| 11:10 – 11:20 | Refreshments | |
| 11:20 – 12:00 |
ORIGIN study - perioperative pectoralis intercostal rectus sheath plane block (PIRS) to reduce post sternotomy pain after CABG |
Dr Mario Cibelli |
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12:00 – 12:40
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LOLIPOP UK update - Long-term Outcomes of Lidocaine Infusions for Post-Operative Pain | Associate Principal Investigator for Southampton Dr Victor Ponomoriov |
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12:40 - 13:30
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Lunch | |
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13:30 – 14:10
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PRAISE - Pain Relief After Instrumented Spinal surgEry trial. Comparing ESP, intrathecal morphine and usual care.
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Prof Tripathi |
| 14:10 - 14:50 | Virtual Reality therapy to manage acute pain in burns and physiotherapy | Ivan Phelan |
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14:50 - 15:00
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Coffee | |
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15:00 - 16:00
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Debate: ‘The use of machine models and AI in Pain Medicine’ | Panel members: Dr Shamim Haider, Dr Arul James, Dr Jason Mann |
| 16:00-16:30 | The need for quality improvement projects and research, trainee involvement |
Dr. Ismaa Aslam Pain-Train UK |
| 16:30 | Closing remarks & summary of the day |
Professor Fang Gao and Dr. Sarah Ranson |
| 16:30-18:00 |
Drinks and networking
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