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British Pain Society: Pain & Older People Special Interest Group Symposium

State: 
Approved
Contact Details
I am the event manager: 
I am the event manager
Event Manager Info
1. Event Manager Organisation: 
Northumbria University
2. Event Manager First Name: 
Alexandra
3. Event Manager Surname: 
Robson
9. Event Manager Email address: 
alexandra.robson@northumbria.ac.uk
Your event
10. Which of the following areas of science does you event best fit into?: 
Medical Sciences
Event type and format
11. Do you have a preferred day for your event to take place on?: 
Tuesday 10 September 2013
17. Length: 
Interactive lecture with up to 3 presenters exact duaration of symposium tbc
18. What will the format of your event be?: 
Talks/presentations - 1 person presenting new science or for a specific audience with Q & A; or a TED talk
Panel discussion/debate - exploring a subject with more than one speaker with lots of audience interaction
20. Location/venue: 
Northumbria University
22. Audience Level: 
Adults with in depth knowledge of the topic
Event details
12. Event title: 
British Pain Society: Pain & Older People Special Interest Group Symposium
13. Description of the core message of your event and key topics to be covered (c.100 words): 
There has been an increasing interest in health care contexts in the use for clinical purposes of social media, mobile phone/tablet apps, and other technologies. This symposium will discuss this emergent field in general and showcase two specific examples (Abbey Pain Scale iPhone App and a web-based Pain and Dementia Guide for Carers). There will be an opportunity to debate the issues raised by new technologies and consider areas ripe for development.
16. How does your event relate to this year's theme of 'Making waves'?: 
New technologies hold great promise in health care. Developments in eHealth are not without problems (for example digital exclusion and privacy). Who will control these new technologies and who will be the real beneficiaries?
Press interest
23. Do you consider that the event will attract press interest?: 
Yes
24. If yes, please summarise up to 4 key points you think will be of press interest: 
A new iPhone App and website have been developed to help enhance the care provided to older people with chronic pain.
25. Do you have any other comments you would like to make or information you would like to include?: 
The symposium will be advertised at the British Pain Society (BPS) Annual Scientific Meeting in April; this will give an indication of numbers. The primary audience will be members of the BPS special interest group in older people; but invitations will also be given to local clinicians and others with interest in new technologies (e.g. at Northumbria & Newcastle Universities).

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