Introducing #NZPS25 Keynote Speakers: Cheryl Davies. Cheryl is a Senior Māori researcher & Manager of Tū Kotahi Māori Asthma & Research Trust. She advocates for Māori health & respiratory illness presenting nationally & internationally. See Cheryl at 👉nzps25.nz

Introducing #NZPS25 Keynote Speakers: Prof Suzanne Pitama. Suz is the Dean of University of Otago Medical School, psychologist & Māori health researcher with 20+ years in Indigenous health & edu. She’s won the PM’s Supreme Award & LIME’s Lifetime Award. See Suz at 👉nzps25.nz

Prof Mark Hutchinson opening #NZPS25 with the Patrick Wall Lecture. A paradigm shift on how psychoneuroimmune changes impact pain and learning

Prof Mark Hutchinson opening #NZPS25 highlighting how vital effective pain management is for millions of people.

#NZPS25 Pain Research Mentoring session hosted by Hemakumar Devan feat. Prof Mark Hutchinson A/Prof Tasha Stanton Debbie Bean and Prof Jean Hay-Smith #futureofpainresearch

Karime Mescouto, PhD joins #NZPS25 virtually to present critical reflexivity in pain care. “What are other seemingly ‘benign/taken for granted’ practices within your interaction patients that might be seen differently?” Thanks Karime!

Day one #NZPS25 wrapped up. Great day of talks. Bring on day two 🙌🏽

Day 2 #NZPS25 opens with 3 wahine and 3 powerful talks from Suzanne Pitama, Cheryl Davies, Leinani Aiono-Le-Tagaloa Leinani Aiono Le Tagaloa

Professor Suzanne Pitama presenting the Meihana model for Pain Management #NZPS25

A slow start after two big days at the New Zealand Pain Society conference, including a great dinner last night. Quietly reflecting on the highlights-all related to the beautiful, caring people I have spent my days with. He tangata he tangata he tangata! Gratitude conference whānau.

Day two: culture, technology and compassion

Congratulations to our Martyn Seay and Trevor Cook this years New Zealand Pain Society Lifetime membership awards #NZPS25

A/Prof Tasha Stanton presenting at #NZPS25 on changing the narrative with knee osteoarthritis #movetoimprove

Dr Nicole Andrews presenting at #NZPS25 on activity pacing in chronic pain #toomuchpainnogain

That’s a wrap #NZPS25. Have a safe trip home everyone New Zealand Pain Society. See you all next year in Otautahi, Christchurch

Day three summary:

What a surprise-best poster presentation award (a quick 3mins to speak to my poster/research). Thanks to all the lovely folk I spoke to, for receiving my work with openness and interest. New Zealand Pain Society conference 2025.

#NZPS25 New Zealand Pain Society Great day at The Occasional Pain Practitioner Day at Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington

It's been a while but another Evidence in Practice article is out: an explainer on odds and risk, which are used to measure dichotomous outcomes (recovered/unrecovered, injured/not injured etc) Direct message or email if you can't access and want a pdf jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jo…

Just published in MSKPhysioJournal: 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚 (𝙈𝙎𝙆-𝙎𝙈𝙌) Authors: Nathan Hutting (𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜), Joletta Belton, J.P.