The Versus Arthritis ‘Pain Research in the UK: Combating musculoskeltal pain together’ event was held today in conjunction with Pain Centre Versus Arthritis at the University of Nottingham.
MSK pain researchers from around the UK were invited to present elevator pitches to summarise their research and signpost us to their posters where their research was presented in more detail. I presented my placebo IPD research and it was a great opportunity to network with fellow pain researchers as well as speak to pharmaceutical industry representatives. I was able to discuss the importance of sharing research data from RCT’s so that the data can be combined for individual patient data (IPD) analysis.
Pain Centre MSK PPI members, Michael and Debra, also attended and were able to give their perspectives to our discussions as well learning about the UK pain research being funded by VA and other funding organisations.
