Sunday 24 March 2024

7.00am-8.30am NZPS Council Breakfast Meeting (by invitation only)
8.00am-8.30am   Registration, Exhibition Open & Arrival Tea & Coffee

Empowering Through Effective Communication

8.30am-8.50am Explaining Osteoarthritis to Empower Participation
Associate Professor Ben Darlow, Physiotherapist, Department of Primary Healthcare and General Practice, Otago University, Wellington, NZ

8.50am-9.10am Joletta Belton, Writer, Pain Advocate, Mycuppajo.substack.com, USA

9.10am-9.30am TBC

9.30am-10.00am Communication Skills for Those in Distress
Associate Professor Christopher A. Kenedi, Internal Medicine Physician and Liaison Neuropsychiatrist, Auckland, NZ

10.00am-10.15am Panel Discussion
  • Associate Professor Ben Darlow
  • Joletta Belton
  • Associate Professor Christopher A. Kenedi
10.15am-10.45am Morning Tea & Industry Exhibition

Social Media and Pain

10.45am-11.00am @MammaDoctorJonesDr Danielle Jones, MD, FACOG, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Invercargill, NZ
11.00am-11.15am Pete Moore @paintoolkit2
Peter Moore, Self-Management Coach, Author, Honorary Member of British Pain Society, North East Essex, UK (virtual presentation)

11.15am-11.30am Social Media & Pain : https://yourlabouryourway.co.nz
Dr Morgan Edwards, Obstetric Anaesthetist, President NZSA (virtual presentation)

11.30am-11.45am The Naked PhysioTM : @nakedphysioPaul Lagerman, Physiotherapist, Clinical Advisor APM, Workcare Ltd, Auckland, NZ
11.45am-12.15pm Panel Discussion
  • Dr Danielle Jones
  • Peter Moore
  • Dr Morgan Edwards
  • Paul Lagerman
10.15am-10.45am Morning Tea & Industry Exhibition

​Free Papers

1.30pm-1.40pm Free Paper Presentation

1.40pm-1.50pm Free Paper Presentation

1.50pm-2.00pm Free Paper Presentation
Empowering through Collaboration & Co-Operation
“Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora te manuhiri”
By working together throughout Aotearoa and collaborating to share our strengths we will provide better care.

2.00pm-2.10pm  
Mamaenga Roa: Model of Care for People Living with Chronic Pain in New Zealand

2.10pm-2.20pm BASE Online Results
Simon Goss, Clinical Psychologist, Christchurch Hospital, NZ

2.20pm-2.30pm iSelfHelp
Natalie Snaddon, Peer Support Facilitator, iSelf Help Pain Management Programme Research Project, University of Otago, Wellington, NZ

2.30pm-2.40pm PIPPI
Dr Karen Joseph, Gynaecologist and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Pelvic Pain NZ, Te Whata Ora Waitaha, NZ 

2.40pm-2.50pm TBC

2.50pm-3.15pm Panel Discussion
3.1305pm-3.15pm Conference 2025, Industry Awards, Abstract Prize Giving & Formal Close / Poroporoaki