Pain Management Programmes (PMPs). PMPs are the gold standard biopsychosocial treatment for persistent pain as advocated by international specialist MDT pain research and the British Pain Society (BPS). There is a growing appetite for the provision of mindfulness...
The Impact of a Jersey Health Campaign on Fentanyl Prescribing after a Cluster of Six Deaths Caused by Fentanyl Patch Abuse and the Subsequent Cessation of Further Fatalities
This Research Poster was presented at the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) conference, Monteral, Canada, 2010. Deaths attributed to the illicit extraction and overdose from fentanyl patches have been reported mostly in the USA and Canada and much...
Self-Selection all the Way: Improving Patients’ Pain Experience and Outcomes on a Pilot Breathworks Mindfulness for Health Programme
This Research Poster was presented at British Pain Society national Conference, Birmingham, in 2017. The study investigated the changes in pain experience and quality of life resulting from an 8-week Breathworks accredited Mindfulness for Health programme, for...
A Mindfulness for Health Programme at the Pain Clinic: Adding Value for money
This initiative investigated the value for money resulting from the pilot andimplementation of an 8-week Breathworks accredited Mindfulness for Health(MfH) programme, as well as clinical outcomes of chronic pain patients attendingthe Jersey specialist pain management...
Evaluating the Immediate Effectiveness of an Outpatient Pain Management Programme on Pain Related Interference: Outcomes from a Discrete Island-Based Chronic Pain Population.
This Research Poster was presented at the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) conference, Milan, 2012. Jersey is part of the British Isles and has an independent Healthcare System. The Island offers co-ordinated, complexity-stratified,...
Evaluation of the Service Provision of Cognitive Screening for Multiple Sclerosis in a discrete Jersey-based population.
This study aimed to develop a more coordinated and comprehensive assessment pathway and assessment framework for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients in a specialist nurse-led service selected for Natalizumab infusions. Follow-up assessments provided were often on the...