New approach for treating neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is the chronic, pathological pain that continues even when the cause of pain is removed. Causes include damage...
Read More30 June 2018, Perioperative Leadership; Developing Leaders, Improving Care; Birmingham
Objectives: “There is a longing for leadership that creates a path back to the sense of meaning and impact, that...
Read More30 November 2018, FPM 11th Annual Meeting: Topical Issues in Pain; London
Overview Join us for the Faculty's 11th Annual Meeting, a great opportunity for those working in Pain Medicine to network...
Read More9-12 August 2018, AfPP Residential Conference; York
To celebrate 60 years since AfPP founder Daisy Ayris was first inspired to establish the organisation during her visit to...
Read MoreChildren exposed to general anaesthestic have poorer development, literacy and numeracy scores
The new finding published in April in Pediatric Anesthesia, is based on a data-linkage study of over 210,000 children in New South Wales,...
Read MoreManaging chronic pain with light
Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Rome have now identified a special population of nerve cells in the...
Read MoreNo evidence that anaesthesia in young children lowers intelligence
A Mayo Clinic study finds no evidence that children given anaesthesia before their third birthdays have lower IQs than those...
Read MorePost-surgical opioids can, paradoxically, lead to chronic pain
Giving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for more than three weeks and primes specialised immune...
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