STUDY ON MUSIC THERAPY AND CHRONIC PAIN
Study on Music Therapy and Chronic Pain Researchers at the University of Limerick (UL) studying music therapy and chronic pain are looking for ten participants for an eight week study between July and August 2019. This is a collaborative project between the UL...
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES AND RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS (ICD-11)
On May 25th, the World Health Organisation announced that Member States agreed to adopt the eleventh revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11), to come into effect on 1 January 2022. ICD is the foundation...
2019 HEALTH NEWS: MANAGING PAIN CAMPAIGN
We recently worked with Mediaplanet on the 2019 Health News: Managing Pain campaign. A printed publication was enclosed within every copy of the Irish Independent newspaper and the content is available online at healthnews.ie The campaign featured exclusive...
LOVE YOUR BRAIN – BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK
March 11th to 17th is Brain Awareness Week and at today’s lauch the Neurological Association of Ireland launched new research on living with a neurological condition. The findings from their survey, based on responses from over 600 individuals with...
CHARTER CALLING FOR GREATER PATIENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE ‘MEDICINES ASSESSMENT & REIMBURSEMENT’ PROCESS
35 Irish patient organisations including Chronic Pain Ireland have signed a Charter calling for greater patient involvement in the ‘Medicines Assessment & Reimbursement’ process in Ireland. The Charter calls on the government to improve the transparency,...
TCD RESEARCH: EXAMINING BELIEFS ABOUT WORRY AND PAIN IN ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN
Researchers in Trinity College Dublin are asking adolesents to take part in a new Irish research study which will also be compared to the findings of international studies which are currently taking place. Worry is a natural facet of life and is a common feature for...
CLINICAL TRIAL: SEEKING AMPUTEES WHO SUFFER WITH CHRONIC PHANTOM LIMB PAIN TO TAKE PART IN A VIRTUAL REALITY-ASSISTED CLINICAL TRIAL (CENTRE PAIN RESEARCH NUIG)
The Centre for Pain Research at NUI Galway is looking for amputees who suffer with chronic phantom limb pain to take part in a virtual reality-assisted clinical trial that aims to reduce phantom limb pain. Phantom limb pain, painful sensations that feel as if they...
VERSATIS PATCH – KEEPING YOU UPDATED
CPI currently have 2 members who have as yet to have their patch reinstated. For those of you reading this update who are still without your patch, if your GP has refused to appeal you can write or email the MMP (mmp@hse.ie) directly simply stating that “My GP...
