Friday 21 March 2025

8.00am-8.30am Registration, Exhibition Open & Arrival Tea & Coffee

Day Two Welcome
8.30am-8.45am   Whakawhanaungatanga

Engagement & Cultural Safety
8.45am-9.30am The Meihana Model –  Does it Apply to Pain Management?
Professor Suzanne Pitama, Dean and Head of Campus, University of Otago, Christchurch, NZ

9.30am-9.50am Whānau Ora Model of Care and Community Provider Perspective
Cheryl Davies, Manager, Tū Kotahi Māori Asthma and Research Trust, Lower Hutt, NZ 

9.50am-10.10am My Journey as a Pain Practitioner: Achieving Equity for Tangata Whenua and Pacific Peoples
Dr Leinani Aiono-Le Tagaloa, Pain Specialist, The Auckland Regional Pain Service & Anaesthetist, Auckland Hospital, NZ 

10.10am-10.30am Panel Discussion
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10.30am-11.00am Morning Tea & Industry Exhibition

Digital Health & Pain Management

11.00am-11.20am Telehealth & Pain Evidence
Professor Chris Eccleston, Medical Psychology and Pain Science, University of Bath, UK  

11.20am-11.40am NZ Telehealth Initiative - iSelf-Help + Team Perspective
Wellington Pain Service

11.40am-12.00pm AI in Pain Management
Dr Nicole Andrews, RECOVER Injury Research Centre, University of Queensland, Australia

12.00pm-12.20pm Generative AI and Ethical Challenges/Opportunities in Health
Dr Chris Paton, University of Otago, Dunedin

12.20pm-12.45pm Panel Discussion
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12.45pm-2.00pm Lunch & Industry Exhibition

      1.00pm-2.00pm New Zealand Pain Society AGM

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Hi-10 Free-Paper Oral Presentations

2.00pm-2.10pm Broadfoot Trust Winner 2024
2.10pm-2.20pm Broadfoot Trust Winner 2023
2.20pm-2.30pm Free Paper Presentation
2.30pm-2.40pm Free Paper Presentation
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Psychological Approaches to Pain Management

2.45pm-3.15pm Contemporary Psychological Approaches
Dr John Moffat, Clinical Psychologist, University of Victoria, Wellington
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3.15pm-3.45pm Buffering Burnout and Cultivating Compassion
Anna Griffiths, Consultant Health Psychologist, Cancer Support: Psychology & Social Work, Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley, Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora, NZ
Amie Sinden, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Te Rui Atawhai/Intensive Care Unit Wellington Hospital, Capital Coast and Hutt Valley,  Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora, NZ
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Close Day Two 
3.45pm-4.00pm Poroporoaki  - Summary & Reflections

4.00pm-4.30pm Afternoon Tea & Industry Exhibition

      4.30pm-5.30pm 

• Physiotherapists Special Interest Group Meeting
• Psychologists’ Special Interest Group Meeting
• Paediatric Pain Special Interest Group Meeting
• Occupational Therapists Special Interest Group Meeting​

from 7.00pm           CONFERENCE DINNER