2nd European Pain Supported Self Management Conference #EUPSSM2025

2nd European Pain Toolkit Online Conference #EUPTK25

Who is this conference for?

It is for people who are living with persistent pain and would like to hear from others, who have successfully managed their pain.

It is also for healthcare professionals who currently support people with persistent pain and would like to learn some extra skills.

Organisers

• Pete Moore
• Grainne Daniels

Support team

• Dave Oxley

Time of the Conference

18th October 2025

• 9am UK
• 10am Europeon

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Language

The Coverence will be in English, but if English is not your first language or have a hearing impairment, the Zoom Closed Caption will be turned on so you can follow the conference presenters.

Format of the webinar

The webinar will be approximately 3.5hrs long and also be recorded and sent to everyone who has registered.

This conference is a unique opportunity to watch or hear healthcare professionals and people with a living experience of persistent pain, share their expertise with you and others.

How does it work?

Each speaker will present for 20mins and ask questions for 10mins

Between each speaker, we will have a pacing breaks to allow people watching/hearing to get up and move around. Presenters as well.

Registrations

Everyone who registers will receive a video link of the recording, so if you cannot make it, do not worry, you will not miss out.

Format of the webinar

The webinar will be approximately 3.5hrs long and also be recorded and sent to everyone who has registered.

This conference is a unique opportunity to watch or hear healthcare professionals and people with a living experience of persistent pain, share their expertise with you and others.

There will be six speakers - 3 who are pain self managers and 3 healthcare professionals who work in pain supported self management

Presenters

Virginia McIntyre

Virginia is the President of the People In Pain Network and Chair Canadian Pain Society PWLE Committee

Virginia McIntyre 1st degree connection 1st President People In Pain Network| Chair Canadian Pain Society PWLE Committee.

Lee-Ann Clarke

Lee-Anne is a Physiotherapist from Northern Ireland and 'Specialist’ Physio in Trauma & all things rehab

Dershnee Devan Occupational Therapist

My journey to understanding Pain began with my first pain physiology course in 2010 and I have not looked back since, accumulating several post graduate qualifications over the last 15 years. This passion has led me to develop this service so I can help others understand complexity and science of pain.

Dave Oxley - Pain Self Manager

My clinical work has spanned two decades in the public and private sectors as well as academia. I have always believed that knowledge is indeed a powerful tool to empower both the clinicians and patients I have worked with.

To this end I served on the council of PainSA where I helped to deliver education about pain to clinician’s and continued to work towards this goal in my role as the past chairperson of the Occupational Therapy Pain Management Group. I love teaching students, clinicians and anyone who would listen about pain.

Join me on th 2nd European Pain Supported Self Management Conference and this journey to overcoming the barriers to understanding pain.

Dr Sue Peacock

Sue is a consultant health psychologist based in Bedford and Milton Keynes, who focuses on improving people’s ability to manage their persistent pain and adjust to the different circumstances and challenges faced every day. Dr Peacock’s ultimate aim is that her patients lead fulfilling lives despite having health conditions.

Dr Peacock has a PhD in psychology, is registered as an advanced hypnotherapy practitioner, an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) practitioner and has diplomas in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and life coaching.

She uses a variety of psychological principles and theories in her clinical practice, drawn from her broad knowledge base of various different therapeutic techniques and approaches. Dr Peacock tailors an approach to each individual patient and considers how life experiences affect each person, taking into consideration how a person views themselves, how they think, feel, behave towards others and live within their relationships and everyday life. She uses this to highlight the best way forward for that person and breaks the cycles of unhappiness or distress that a patient feels trapped in. Dr Peacock has also published four books relating to how patients can empower themselves to manage their chronic pain and other long term health conditions.

Katie Knapton & Dave Oxley - Pain Toolkit Academy (10mins)

The Pain Toolkit Academy run online courses for healthcare professionals and people living with persistent pain and who want to learn extra skills about Pain Self Management.

Katie and Dave will explain in more detail

British Pain Society (10mins)

The Presenter is Professor Sam H Ahmedzai who will showcasing who and what the British Pain Society does

The British Pain Society is an alliance of professionals advancing the understanding and management of pain for the benefit of patients. We achieve this by: Promoting excellence and awareness for the benefit of people living with pain. Promoting partnership in pain research, education and management.

European Pain Federation EFIC (10mins)

EFIC is a non-profit organisation representing healthcare professionals in the fields of pain management and pain science.

The objectives of EFIC are:

1. To improve research, education, and clinical management of pain and serve as an authoritative, science-based resource on issues related to pain and its treatment.
2. To promote multidisciplinary and multi professional pain management and the ‘biopsychosocial’ model of pain.
3. To advance the understanding and knowledge of pain mechanisms, pain characteristics, diagnosis of pain conditions, the impact of pain on the individual and on society, and the management of pain.
4. To support the work of its Chapters in achieving these objectives.

How does it work?

Each speaker will present for 20mins and ask questions for 10mins

Between each speaker, we will have a pacing break to allow people watching/hearing to get up and move around. Presenters as well.