Professor Chris Eccleston

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PhD.
Professor, Medical Psychology and Pain Science, University of Bath, UK ​

Chris is Professor of Medical Psychology and Pain Science at the University of Bath in the UK where he directs the Centre for Pain Research which is invested in behavioural science and behavioural medicine in chronic pain. He has pioneered digital therapeutics in chronic pain and is the inventor of a Virtual Reality system for the management of chronic pain (Rohkea).

He has published over 300 peer reviewed scientific publications and is widely cited (WoS h-index of 87). In 2018, the International Association for the Study of Pain recognised the contribution Chris had made to pain research by awarding him the prestigious Ronald Melzack Award.

Chris founded and directed the Bath Pain Management Unit from 1994-2008, including the first residential paediatric pain programme. He continues to consult internationally on the development on new services and team training in chronic pain management. He Led the Lancet Delivering transformative action in paediatric pain: a Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission (DOI: 10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30277-7).

​​He has a keen interest in evidence based medicine and research integrity, having served 10 years as the coordinating editor of Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Cochrane Review Group, and is a founder member of the Entrust-PE Framework (https://m.entrust-pe.org/).

https://christophereccleston.co.uk/

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