Patricia Schofield

University of Plymouth

Title: Pain & Ageing: Where are we now and what needs to be done?

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Biography

I am a registered general nurse. I am recognised in the field of Pain and Ageing and was invited to co-chair the Global year against pain in the vulnerable population and chaired the European Year against pain in the vulnerable population. I have recently been awarded a distinguished award for my contribution to the field of pain and ageing by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). I have been involved in work around pain and dementia which includes dental pain and pain assessment. Studies include a COST collaboration with 27 EU countries which involved the development of a pain assessment tool specifically for adults with dementia. A four year MRC funded programme which examined the self-management of chronic pain amongst the older resulted in the development of self management tools and a "how to find self help support" booklet. On completion of this programme of work I received funding from SBRI to explore the feasibility of using the self-help information incorporated within Chatbot technology. A collaboration with a number of SMEs. I am also working on dental pain in dementia and virtual reality for the management of pain in older adults along with a deprescribing study and the use of body-reprogramming with patients with fibromyalgia.

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