A big thank-you to all who submitted a session proposal for #BPS2026! 🎉 Reviews are in progress, and authors can expect email notifications in early December. Still need to register? Take advantage of Early Bird rates at www.bpsasm.org!

“We’re supporting the next generation of pain researchers and building a future where innovation and lived experience go hand in hand.” – Nick Fallon, Chair, Science & Research Committee We’re championing pain research that’s inclusive, collaborative & patient-driven. Watch: youtu.be/RA7-wxrDUdg

🔈Headache SIG & BPS Early Careers members can apply for support to attend the 2025 Headache SIG Conference, 14 Nov at the RCoA, London. Includes free registration + up to £75 travel. Contact the BPS Secretariat to apply 🔗[email protected]

Reminder: look forward to seeing you all today! us06web.zoom.us/j/84711034495

⏰ Time’s almost up! Have you submitted your session proposal yet? This is your last chance to be part of #BPS2026! Submit here ➡️ www.bpsasm.org/session-proposal-submission #bpsasm #callforsessions

🚨Membership renewal for 2026 is open! 🌟 Don’t miss out on the 2026 membership! Connect. Learn. Lead. Join the UK’s multidisciplinary home for all in pain management. 🔗 britishpainsociety.org/become-a-mem...

🔍“Multidisciplinary care goes to the heart of the BPS. From data-driven decisions to collaboration, we’re building teams that deliver better care.” – Dr. Cathy Price, BPS VP Watch now & see how you can get involved in the BPS Strategy: youtu.be/J5LfSNiMXH8

⏰ Time is ticking! Only 2 days left until the Session Proposal Submission Deadline for #BPS2026. Don’t miss your chance to share your expertise and be part of shaping the programme! 👉 Submit your proposal now via the link: www.bpsasm.org/session-proposal-submission

Register today via the link: www.bpsasm.org/registration #bps2026 #painmanagement #harrogate #conference

Why join the British Pain Society? 🤝Collaboration 🎓Education 💬Influence 🌍Community Be part of the team shaping the future of pain care. 🔗https://www.britishpainsociety.org/become-a-member/how-to-apply/ #BritishPainSociety #PainProfessionals

🚀 Exciting news! The BPS Strategy for 2025 & Beyond is here. ✅ Built from member feedback ✅ Driving real change for professionals & people living with pain This strategy belongs to ALL of us – get involved & share your thoughts! 📖 Read more: www.britishpainsociety.org/about/strate...

Final Call: Session Proposals! Need inspiration? We’ve shared 5 anonymised examples of top-scoring proposals from 2025. These examples highlight what reviewers look for in well-developed submissions. View here: www.bpsasm.org/session-proposal-submission/session-proposal-examples-and-advice/

🌟 British Pain Society 2026 Membership now open Join a truly multidisciplinary community improving pain management for all. Doctors, nurses, physios, psychologists, pharmacists, researchers, there’s a place for you. 🔗https://britishpainsociety.org/become-a-member/how-to-apply/ #JoinBPS

🔊Webinar Alert 📅 3 November 2025 🗣️BPS webinar (P&E SIG): Metaphor and Creativity in Pain Management ⏲️19:30 - till end BST 🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86018606756?pwd=ib3IU2anN15ymPlqZIQumNN4WBLLbI.1#success

🔊Webinar Alert 📅 26 November 2025 ⏲️18:30 - 20:00 BST 🗣️BPS joint webinar with @womeninneurouk.bsky.social Women in Pain 🔗https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ggqTOxq-QuCmRVUDEwpZrQ#/registration

We’re delighted to be partnering with Reservation Highway to offer delegates the best accommodation options for the BPS 2026. View exclusive discounted rates & book here: www.bpsasm.org/accommodation Don’t forget! The Session Proposal Submission Deadline is 5/11/25. Submit your proposal today!

📢 ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT!! 📍 Share your expertise 🎤 Lead engaging discussions 🤝 Connect with leaders in the field 🕒 Submission Deadline: 5th November 2025 🔗 Submit now: www.bpsasm.org/session-proposal-submission/ #britishpainsociety #BPSASM2025 #PainManagement #callforproposals

📢 New online course alert! The University of Aberdeen is launching the Aberdeen Short Course in Epidemiology — a 3-week online programme starting 2 March 2026, covering core skills in epidemiological research. 🔗 abdn.ac.uk/epi-short-course

Interested in Sponsoring or Exhibiting at BPS 2026? 🎯 Reach professionals in pain management 🤝 Build valuable connections 📍 Harrogate Convention Centre | 📅21-23 April 2026 📩 Contact us: [email protected] #BritishPainSociety #PainManagement #Sponsorship #Exhibiting

🚨Missed our recent webinar on Pain and Long-Covid Syndrome Mindfulness-Based lifestyle medicine for chronic conditions? Catch up now and explore how to secure funding for impactful pain research projects. youtu.be/PvgRP1ZkivY?...

3 Weeks to Go! 📢 Call for Session Proposals – Deadline Approaching 📝 Be sure to read the submission guidelines carefully to ensure your proposal meets all the criteria: bpsasm.org/session-prop... Let’s shape an exciting, inclusive, and impactful programme together!

🌍 Together to relieve Chronic Pain! Chronic pain affects nearly 150 million people in Europe, making it one of the most pressing yet often overlooked health challenges of our time. To raise awareness and the @efic.bsky.social established the European Day on Pain Awareness in 2024.

🔊Don’t miss out! There’s still time to register for our webinar happening this week. Secure your spot now!

🚨 BPS Endorses the ENTRUST-PE Framework The British Pain Society is proud to endorse ENTRUST-PE – a framework boosting the trustworthiness, transparency, and rigor of pain research. 🔗Read more: m.entrust-pe.org

📣 Calling all pain professionals across Europe! The European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy (EDPP) by @EFIC_org is your chance to gain recognised certification in pain physiotherapy. 🗓️ Register by 14 Oct 2025 🌍 Online exam: 14 Nov 2025 👉 europeanpainfederation.eu/education/pa... @efic.bsky.social

🚨Happening tonigh! Join us for virtual networking!

4 WEEKS TO GO! We’re delighted to invite submissions for parallel sessions and workshops at the BPS 2026. Got an idea for a session or workshop that could shape the future of pain management? Now’s the time to share it! 📝 Submit your proposal today: www.bpsasm.org/session-proposal-submission

Registration & Abstract Submissions NOW OPEN! Join us at the British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 in Harrogate, a key event for anyone involved in pain management, research, and care. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it! Submit your abstract or register today: www.bpsasm.org

🚨Missed our recent webinar on Pain Research Funding – Opportunities & Successes for Health & Care Professionals? Catch up now and explore how to secure funding for impactful pain research projects. 🎥 Watch here: britishpainsociety.org/resources/bp...

💊 “Pain scores are too simple — function matters more.” In her #BPS2025 lecture, Dr Jane Quinlan shared 4 key lessons on acute pain & opioids. 📺 Watch the short overview: youtube.com/watch?v=odo0... #Opioids #PainManagement #PatientSafety

🗓️ Upcoming @trmeducation events at The Royal Marsden: 🔹 Pain Medicine for the 21st Century – 13–14 Nov 🔹 Palliative Care Update – 27 Nov 🔹 Cancer Pain Interventions – 11 Dec 🔹 TYA Cancer Study Day – 14 Jan 📍 London | Register 👉 www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/studydays

🚨EC & Students: join us for virtual networking! 🗓️ Thursday 9 October 🕐 17.30 - 18.30 (BST) 🔗 Meeting link: us06web.zoom.us/s/8915334036...

With the UK’s 65+ population rising sharply, how we manage chronic pain must evolve. Our article (w/ Mediaplanet) explores the balance between medicine, non-drug strategies, and lived experience. 🔗 www.healthawareness.co.uk/managing-pai... #Pain #Geriatrics #HealthTech

🌟 The BPS is speaking at the 2nd European Pain Supported Self-Management Conference with Pain Toolkit, online Sat 18 Oct, 09:00–13:30. Sam H Ahmedzai will share insights from lived & professional experience. Sneak peek: youtu.be/tAlsPqWE7lw Sign up (donation): eventbrite.co.uk/e/1255551541459

✨ Not our usual post, but The Great British Bake Off is looking for new applicants! ✨ Love baking (or know someone who does)? 🍰 Apply now for the next series: www.channel4.com/4viewers/tak...

📢 Webinar Alert 🗓️ 11 December 2025 🕐 19:00- 20:30 BST 📚 BPS and Live Well With Pain: Integrating supportive self-management into services 🔗 Register here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 Webinar Alert 🗓️ 12 November 2025 🕐 18:30 -20:00 BST 📚 BPS webinar: "Staying the course" – engaging and retaining people with lived experience of pain in the CRIISP programme: lessons for future research 🔗 Register here britishpainsociety.org/meeting-book...

📢 MHRA Drug Safety Update: Paracetamol remains safe to use in pregnancy. It is the first-choice pain reliever, used at the lowest dose for the shortest duration. It also treats fever. ℹ️ More info & guidance: www.gov.uk/drug-safety-...

New @FrontierEcon report, commissioned by @AMRC and @wellcometrust, showcases the many benefits of non-commercial clinical research. It reveals the ‘triple dividend’ this research brings to the UK: unlocking growth, supporting the NHS and improving lives. bit.ly/3KrW7nf

Parallel Session Submissions Now Open! We're now accepting proposals for Parallel Sessions at the British Pain Society 59th Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. 🗓️ Don’t miss the chance to share your expertise with the pain community. 👉 Submit here: www.bpsasm.org/session-proposal-submission/

Collaboration matters: Professionals & lived experience voices together shape SIGs, committees & guidelines. The LEC network brings patients & carers into BPS decisions. Watch Mark Agathangelou introduce himself 🔗 youtu.be/mgr1OlK6ak4 #PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicPain

🔊Webinar Alert 📅1 October 2025 🕑18:00 -19:30 BST 🗣️Pain research funding - opportunities & successes for allied health professionals 🔗Register here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🔊Webinar Alert 📅16 October 2025 🕑19:00 -20:30 BST 🗣️Pain and Long-Covid Syndrome Mindfulness-Based lifestyle medicine for chronic conditions 🔗Register here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Announcing: Pain Education for the Nation! ✨ This Oct, we’ll be hosting our biggest livestream yet! Enjoy our trademark talk & interviews with those who know what it’s like to live with pain. 🧠 🗓️ 15 October, 5:30pm 🎟️ Book now: https://www.flippinpain.co.uk/event/pain-education-for-the-nation/

🔊We are delighted to announce our upcoming 2025 Headache SIG Conference: book now! 📅 Date: Friday, 14th of November 📌 Location: RCoA, London 🕑 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 🔖 CPD: Accredited with 5 CPD credits 🔗http://britishpainsociety.org/meeting-booking/headache-special-interest-group-conference-1/

📢 We are delighted to invite you to the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Pain Society, taking place from 21–23 April 2026 in Harrogate. We look forward to welcoming you to a meeting that promises to be both scientifically enriching and professionally rewarding

🔊Thank you to everyone who joined our July Student & Early Career session, your energy and insights were brilliant! Couldn’t make it? No worries. You asked for monthly meetups, and we listened. 📅10th of September 🕑12:30 - 1:30 pm 🔗https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86171528308

This video is worth a watch 📽️ @DrAmirKhanGP breaks down chronic pain: – What causes it – Why it’s misunderstood – The role of trauma & gender – And why better understanding is essential Watch & share youtu.be/_OBix59DnW0

Anatomy of Pain at #EdFringe (1–9 Aug) uses theatre to spotlight the lived experience of chronic pain & delayed diagnosis. 📍 theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall 🎟️ Tickets: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... #ChronicPain #PainAwareness #AnatomyOfPain

Delighted to share that Dr Gillian Chumbley has been awarded an OBE for services to pain management! Gill is a true pioneer in safe opioid use, perioperative care, and pain education. #PainCare #Nursing #OBE @painnursenetwork.bsky.social @britishpainsoc.bsky.social