In this episode, Glyn and Konrad initially discuss an animation that was made by Verena Hinze, researcher at the University of Oxford. This animation is about teenagers with chronic pain giving advice to other teenagers with chronic pain. The link to the animation on Youtube can be found below.
Next, they talk to Professor Suellen Walker. She is regarded as a world-wide expert on neuropathic pain in children and adolescents.
She is a Reader and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine and has worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) since 2002. She has held a clinical academic post at UCL Institute of Child Health and GOSH since 2005.
Animation: Advice on living with chronic pain from and for young people with chronic pain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW-YHWvB_lU&t=1s
Authors:
Dr Glyn Williams is a Consultant paediatric anaesthetist and lead for the pain management service at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.
Dr Konrad Jacobs is a Consultant clinical psychologist and rehabilitation lead for the Oxford Centre for Children and Young People in Pain. Twitter: @konradjacobs
Contact
Please email Glyn and Konrad with comments and feedback: whatapainpodcast@gmail.com
Follow Konrad on twitter: @konradjacobs
Podcast reference (APA style):
Jacobs, K. and Williams, G. (Hosts). (2023, September 6). What a Pain. (No.6) [Audio podcast episode]. Neuropathic pain. An interview with Suellen Walker.
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