Developing Responsible Neurotechnology for Chronic Pain
The UKRI Chronic Pain Neurotechnology Network+ is an EPSRC-funded UK community of researchers, clinicians and technologists dedicated to translational neurotechnology and innovation in the management of chronic pain. The network oversees a diverse range of activities to support research, training and collaboration.
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Sign up for the neurotechnology course!
We are launching our fully CPD-accredited online course in pain neurotechnology on 17th October 2023. This will involve a weekly recorded online lecture (you can watch at any point), with around 28 lecturers in total over the next year. It is free, and a great way to learn, from students up to senior researchers. Click here for more details and sign up
Living with Persistent Pain
Our CPNN+ investigator (Val Sparkes) and CPNN+ partner (Sharmila Khot) attended the 'Living with Persistent Pain in Wales' conference on 18.09.2023. The event was held by the Welsh Government in Cardiff, with the afternoon session being opened by the Minister for Health and Social Services and addressed by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer. The aim of this event was to raise awareness and education around persistent pain conditions and the support that is available within pain management and service development.
Prizes at recent APDP annual conference
CPNN members Mohammed Alghamdi and Amanda Wall picked up prizes at this years APDP annual conference in Nottingham. The conference was the first major get together for the APDP community and brought together researchers, people with lived experience, and clinicians to map the way forward for UK pain research. Mohammed presented his poster 'Measuring the effect of immersive virtual reality (VR) in people with persistent low back pain–what can quantitative sensory testing tell us?' and Amanda her poster on 'Experience of recruiting patients with rheumatoid arthritis versus fibromyalgia into longitudinal observational studies: a real world observation"
CPNN+ PPIE funding competition announced!
We are pleased to announce our new PPIE funding competition, which aims to support UK researchers to engage in major PPIE projects in the field of pain and technology. Please navigate to our opportunities page to find out how to apply.
APDP Annual Conference
The first Advanced Pain Discovery Platform (APDP) Annual Conference 2023 will be held in the Business School South, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham on the 26th of June 2023.
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