Summer 2010 - The British Pain Society

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NEWS - ASM 2010 Citation for Dr Joan Hester Citation delivered by Dr William Campbell Dr Joan Hester carried out her undergraduate training in London, qualifying in 1969. Three years after obtaining her fellowship in anaesthesia she was appointed consultant in 1976 based at Eastbourne. Within just 2 years she had founded the Eastbourne pain management service for both acute and chronic pain, and as director of these services she established a full multidisciplinary service, including a pain management programme. Over the following 5 years, Joan then went on to establish the Eastbourne Macmillan service, co-founded St Wilfrids hospice in Eastbourne, and became its medical advisor. In recognition of her dedication and commitment to the hospice she was awarded the position of Vice President of the unit in 1993. In1998 Joan became Clinical Director of Theatres, Anaesthesia, ITU and Pain Management at Eastbourne, going on to become the Medical Director of the hospital until 2002. Joan co-founded the South Eastern Pain Interest Group organising its biannual meetings. She was also principle organiser of the Pain Societies Annual Scientific Meeting in Eastbourne in 1995 and the South Thames Acute Pain Group 1999. However, it was her special interest in palliative care and cancer pain that led to her being invited to many countries to speak on the subject from 1997 onwards including: - Romania, Dakhar, Mumbai, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Davos, Kiev and Grand Cayman. In 2004 Joan moved to London taking up a new post, as Consultant in Pain Medicine at Kings College, and shortly thereafter completed an MSc in Palliative Care. Over the following 5 years she became involved in research in sleep disorders and pain, novel analgesics and the effects of opioids on pituitary function. In addition she has written book chapters, co-edited a book on interventions for pain control in cancer pain management, as well as having multiple publications in journals such as Pain, Drugs, the British Medical Journal and the European Journal of Pain. Joan was elected Honorary Assistant Treasurer of The Pain Society in 1996, then becoming Honorary Treasurer in 1999 and holding this office for 2 years. In 2005 she was became President Elect of the British Pain Society, then President from 2006-2009, followed by the position of Immediate past President from 2009 until now. Overall 10 years as an Executive officer of The Society to date. During Joan’s period as President she has been – A founding member of the Board of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. An invited member of the Department of Health’s 18 week co-ordinating group (orthopaedics and musculoskeletal medicine, as well as for chronic pain). Worked with the Royal College of General Practitioners to develop guidelines and competencies for practitioners with a special interest in pain management She was also a council member of the European Federation of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain. This was in addition to working with many organisations through the British Pain Society such as: Help the Aged, Long term conditions alliance, The Patients Association, The Chronic Pain Policy Coalition, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority, National Institute for Clinical Excellence , The Scottish Cross-party group for pain management. This illustrates her life-long interest in cancer pain control and her international reputation for work in promoting education and understanding in pain management. Throughout her career, Dr Joan Hester has illustrated her tireless dedication to pain management and the British Pain Society. She has responded constructively to nearly every email over the past 6 years – no mean task. Over the years she has been most supportive to Council and the secretariat, and this together with her wisdom and clarity of decision making have been invaluable - very much to The Society’s benefit. There is life beyond pain – Joan enjoys art, opera, cookery and last but far from least choral singing and conducting. It is most fitting that Dr Joan Barbara Hester is awarded Honorary Membership of The British Pain Society. 14 PAI N N E W S S U M M E R 2010
NEWS - ASM 2010 Citation for Professor Troels Staehelin Jensen Professor Jensen was President of the Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain from 1988 to 1984 and President of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) from 2005 to 2008. Currently he is the IASP Liaison for WHO, the World Federation of Neurology and the South East Asian Chapters of IASP. Professor Jensen has made significant contributions to the publication of scientific papers as a section editor for the journal PAIN from 1999 to 2002 and currently he is a Field Editor for the journal PAIN, the Clinical Journal of Pain, the Journal of Pain Symptom Management and the Scandinavian Journal of Pain. He is a founding member of the IASP Special Interest Group for Neuropathic Pain (NeuP SIG). From this brief review of Professor Jensen’s busy life and his major contributions to the basic science of pain and its clinical management, it is clear that he is a physician of great distinction and I have no hesitation in proposing that he be made an Honorary Member of the British Pain Society. Citation delivered by Professor Sir Michael Bond Troels Jensen is a neurologist of distinction, a world authority and leader in pain research and pain management. He is a professor of experimental and clinical pain research at Aarhus University in Denmark and also head of the Danish Pain Research Centre. Professor Jensen received his MD and DMSc degrees at Aarhus University and his postgraduate training in neurology took place in Paris, at the Mayo Clinic in the United States and in his home country. Professor Jensen’s research interests have centered upon various forms of chronic pain, their neurophysiological basis and their management especially by pharmacological means. His work and that of his colleagues has been the investigation of a range of disorders and diseases of the nervous system including phantom limb pain, post stroke pain, multiple sclerosis, facial and oral pain and polyneuropathies. This has lead to a focus which was, and has remained, the mechanisms causing neuropathic pain and exploration of its treatment. In association with his work, Professor Jensen has played a major role in defining, classifying and assessing neuropathic pain. The work of his group has involved a series of studies of a range of pharmaceutical agents as analgesics for neuropathic pain and, in particular, the newer anticonvulsant drugs such as Gabapentin. Professor Jensen’s work can be summarised as the neurophysiology and the neuropharmacology of pain, and the translation of basic nociceptive sciences into clinical practice. Professor Jensen's work has resulted in over 300 peer review papers and reviews and he has been awarded several visiting professorships including ones in Denmark, the United States and Germany and a number of major awards. The latter include the Patrick D Wall Medal and Lectureship of the British Pain Society in 2009. NEWS - ASM 2010 Poster Prize presentations, 2010 ASM 1. The impact of pain severity, as defined by the EQ-5D index, on personal economic circumstances: findings from the England Health Survey Chris Ll. Morgan, Peter Conway, Craig J. Currie (Winning Poster) 2. Opioid induced androgen deficiency (OPIAD): is it a problem? Deepak Ravindran, John Lee 3. An examination of acceptance and values at the interface of primary and secondary care in adults with chronic pain Kevin E. Vowles, Julie Ashworth, David Beachill, Carol Graham, Jon Packham, Gail Sowden & Nicky Stanyer 4. Acute pain in medical inpatients – time to stop suffering in silence Dr Mark Rockett 5. The interruptive effect of pain: an examination of seven tasks of attention David J Moore, Edmund Keogh, Christopher Eccleston PAI N N E W S S U M M E R 2010 15
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