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Annual Report 2016
Online discussion group
There are 1198 members registered on the online discussion group, an 8% increase on last year.
Committee meetings
There have not been any formal committee meetings this year but the group is engaged in regular email contact and
communications.
Other important information
We have expanded the committee of the Pain Management Group this year – the first time we have had more than five
members of the committee since its inception. We are still working through the logistics of the change and exactly how the
members will each contribute. We have been very grateful for the support of other groups within UKCPA, especially Emma
Cramp and the Pharmacy Infection Network, for their help in garnering support for us.
Roger Knaggs is now Secretary of the British Pain Society Council and recently been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the
Faculty of Pain Medicine – normally reserved for medical doctors.
Expert Professional Practice & Collaborative Working Relationships
Emma Davies has contributed to several NICE guideline consultations on behalf of the Pain Management Group,
including the draft guideline for low back pain.
Roger Knaggs is Faculty assessor for the RPS Faculty, spokesperson on pain management for the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society and has contributed to several news items on pain and analgesia issues in the last year. He appeared on a BBC
Panorama programme titled ‘Addicted to painkillers’ to discuss the rise in opioid prescribing in the UK.
Emma Davies is REPP assessor for the RPS Faculty, committee member for the Primary Care and Community SIG of the
British Pain Society and edits the SIG’s newsletter.
Lee Wilson is a spokesperson on pain management for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Emma Wilson contributed to the UKCPA Pre-operative medicines monograph project, launched in September 2016 and
was responsible for the sections on opioid medications and analgesia.
Yousaf Ahmad has been involved in the development of ‘Treat and Teach pain management’, a scheme in Scotland to
develop the pain management skills of community and GP practice pharmacists.
Roger Knaggs is a member of the International Association for Study of Pain Curricula Taskforce on Pharmacy
Leadership
Roger Knaggs is on the development group for guidelines for pain management in secure environments and the newly
developed opioid prescribing resource for the British Pain Society and Public Health England.
Emma Davies and Roger Knaggs will be developing the curricula for advanced practice in pain management following the
publication of the advanced standards.
Management
Roger Knaggs is a member of the Faculty Accreditation Panel of the RPS.
Education, Training & Development
There have not been any Pain Management Masterclasses since the last annual report. However, we have two
Masterclasses planned for 2017; one for chronic/primary care/community pain management which is planned for June
2017, and the second is intended to have an acute sector/acute pain focus and is still in development.
The Group Chair has been involved in discussion with APTUK about increasing the clinical role of pharmacy technicians
in pain management and it is hoped this new relationship can be built upon, including a study day with APTUK towards
the end of 2017.
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