Summer 2010 - The British Pain Society

NEWS
Napp Awards for Chronic
Pain Management
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Airing Pain
The radio show for
people in pain
At an Awards Ceremony at
Downing College, Cambridge, Pain
Concern, based in Tranent, East
Lothian, were awarded first place
in the Napp Chronic Pain Awards’,
receiving a grant of £10,000 to
develop a radio programme aimed
at those suffering from chronic
pain. The Napp Awards in Chronic
Pain is a national competition
to allow individuals and units
working in the area of pain to be
recognised for their commitment
to improving patient care and the
management of pain.
Pain Concern in association with
Able Radio is developing a new
programme specifically designed
to meet the needs of those who
live with chronic pain. Using the
novel concept of Internet Radio
people living with pain can share
their experiences and discuss
pain issues on the radio airwaves,
for the wider benefit of fellow
chronic pain sufferers listening in.
Able Radio has a regular health
programme which has reached
communities not only within
the UK but also internationally
across several countries including
Australia and USA , Pain Concern's
programme aims to reach
specifically those individuals living
with pain.
Heather Wallace from Pain
Concern, stated “The best thing
about receiving the award is that
the project has been recognized
as a worthwhile venture. We were
the only patient group in the final
three and we are delighted that we
now have the potential to reach
those with persistent pain, through
the radio waves.”
Alison Bliss and The Children’s
Pain Service at Leeds were
awarded 2nd place and £5,000
for their project to develop a
web-based decision support
system (“decision tree”) for the
management of bone cancer pain
in children and young adults.
The team from NHS Birmingham
East and North Multidisciplinary
Pain Service led by Eve Jenner
were awarded 3rd place and
£2,000 for their project to improve
access to a Multidisciplinary Pain
Service in Primary Care for a
diverse range of communities in
Birmingham.
The independent judging
panel, a group of experts in
pain management, was very
impressed with all the projects
and the commitment they show
to those suffering pain. They were
particularly impressed with the
innovation behind the ideas and
that they could reach such a wide
audience.
The Napp Awards in Chronic Pain
is a major awards programme in
pain management sponsored by
Napp Pharmaceuticals Limited.
This is the fourth year the Awards
have been run and there has been
a huge amount of interest.
Topics include:
• How you can live with pain
• Evidence-based treatment
and pain management
• Pain as a condition in its own right
Plus anything and everything that
matters to people in pain
From August 2010
A 30-minute programme every fortnight
On the internet, as a podcast, on CD
www.ableradio.com
www.painconcern.org.uk
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