| Officers |
Dr Diana Brighouse, Secretary/Treasurer |
| BPS Council Member
Liaison |
Dr Rajesh Munglani |
| No of Members |
31; There are over 200 on our mailing list
and meeting attendance averages 40. |
| Nature of SIG |
Discussion of philosophical and ethical
issues associated with pain, suffering and their management |
Description
of Activities
and Scientific Focus |
Annual 3-day meetings devoted to discussion
of philosophical and ethical issues. These are held alternate
years at Rydal Hall in the Lake District and Launde Abbey
in Leicestershire (both Christian retreat centres, although
the meetings are not religious in content and open to
those of all faiths and none), which being set in some
of the loveliest landscapes in Britain, provide ideal
surroundings for meetings of a reflective nature, as well
as for mental and physical recreation - walking is an
important feature of the programmes. The format of the
meetings, with considerably more time devoted to discussion
of papers than the presentation, is designed to maximise
interchange of ideas and ventilation of problems. |
| Current work |
BPS ASM 2012 Liverpool
The SIG will be holding two sessions at The British Pain
Society's 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting in Liverpool.
Workshop
Session D3: Friday 27th April at 11:00-12:30
Suffering and how modern healthcare can best ensure
good care of patients and thier pain.
Lunchtime meeting for SIG members
Thursday 26th April at 12:15 - 13:30
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| Forthcoming
Events |
2012 Meeting
2nd to 5th July 2012
Rydal Hall
Ambelside
Cumbria
More details to follow
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| Any other
news |
- Click
here to download copies of the transcripts from
the 2006 meeting at Launde Abbey on 'Medicine - the
healing art'.
- Click
here to read feedback and quotes from the 2006
meeting.
- Click
here to download transcript of proceedings of
the 2007 meeting at Rydal Hall on 'Suffering and the
Worlds Religions: the search for the meaning of pain'.
- Click
here to read feedback and quotes from the 2007
meeting.
- Click
here to read feedback and quotes from the 2008
meeting.
-
Click here to download the transcript of proceedings
of the 2008 meeting at Launde Abbey on 'Suffering
and Science'.
- Click
here to download the transcript of proceedings
of the 2009 meeting 'Consent and Deceit in Pain Medicine'
- Click
here to read feedback and quotes from the 2010
meeting.
- Click
here to download the transcript of proceedings
of the 2010 meeting 'Suffering and Culture'.
- Click
here to read feedback and quotes from the 2011
meeting.
The transcripts of the 2008 and 2009 meetings in booklet
form are available form Ken Obbard at meetings@britishpainsociety.org.
There are a few remaining copies of transcripts of previous
meetings available from Peter Wemyss-Gorman on request.
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