Online event: 22 January 2025 1-4pm

SPaRC (Scottish Pain Research Community) and the NHS Research Scotland Pain Network are hosting their first Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Event. Do you live with pain? Do you want to help shape research? Consider attending.

Agenda

13:00 13:15 Welcome (Housekeeping) and Overview Professor Lesley Colvin, University of Dundee Dr Kathryn Martin, University of Aberdeen

13:15 13:50 Keynote Speaker with Q&A Joletta Belton, Pain & Health Equity Advocate and Co-Chair IASP Global Alliance of Partners for Pain Advocacy

13:50 14:00 Comfort Break

14:00 14:40 Move to break-out sessions for themed discussions

1) Getting people with lived experience of pain involved in research

2) Bringing pain research to people with lived experience of pain and the public

3) Increasing awareness of pain and changing perception of pain

4) The role of evidence-based advocacy for policy change

14:40 14:50 Comfort break

14:50 15:00 Feedback from Themed discussions Dr Carrie Stewart, University of Aberdeen

15:00 15:30 Patient Partner Panel Q&A

15:30 15:50 Next Steps for the NRS / SPaRC Scottish Pain PPIE Network Dr Line Caes, University of Stirling

15:50 16:00 Conclusions Professor Lesley Colvin, University of Dundee

Please register via the following link: Microsoft Form