Friday 21 March 2025

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

Day Two Welcome
8.30am-8.45am   Whakawhanaungatanga ~ Facilitators: Hemakumar Devan & Dagmar Hempel​

Engagement & Cultural Safety                                                                                                                                              Chair: Hemakumar Devan

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                                                                                                                                             Chair: Louise Lynch

11.00am-11.20am Digital Therapeutics (DTx) & Behavioural Chronic Pain Treatments
Professor Chris Eccleston, Medical Psychology and Pain Science, University of Bath, UK (virtual) 

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

11.40am-12.00pm Generative AI and Ethical Challenges/Opportunities in Health
Dr Chris Paton, Medical Doctor & Clinical Researcher, University of Otago, NZ ​

12.00pm-12.20pm Artificial Intelligence in Pain Management – Consumer Perceptions and Clinical Applications
Dr Nicole Andrews, RECOVER Injury Research Centre, University of Queensland, Australia

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

Broadfoot Trust Winners

2.00pm-2.10pm Broadfoot Trust Winner 2024
2.10pm-2.20pm Broadfoot Trust Winner 2023

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Hi-10 Free-Paper Oral Presentations                                                                                                                                            Chair: Lorraine Craig

2.20pm-2.30pm Reported Pain Management of People Living with Migraine in Aotearoa NZ
Susan Garrett, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago, Wellington, NZ

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Psychological Approaches to Pain Management                                                                                                                       Chair: Lorraine Craig

2.45pm-3.15pm The Forgotten Dimension: Incorporating the Social into Biopsychosocial Pain Management 
Dr Debbie Bean, Senior Lecturer, AUT, NZ
Eva Morunga, Health Psychologist, Cancer Support Service & Pou, Āwhinatia Te Tāngata Service, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland City Hospital, NZ
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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 ~ Facilitators: Hemakumar Devan & Dagmar Hempel
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4.00pm-4.30pm Afternoon Tea & Industry Exhibition

      4.30pm-5.30pm 

• Physiotherapists Allied Health Clinical Meeting
• Psychologists’ Allied Health Clinical Meeting
• Paediatric Pain Allied Health Clinical Meeting
• Occupational Therapists Allied Health Clinical Meeting

from 7.00pm           CONFERENCE DINNER                                                                                                                 Foxglove Restaurant​