Pain is a complex and multifaceted experience that can have a significant impact on an individual’s physical, emotional, and social well-being. While medication and physical therapy can be effective in managing pain, they may not always be sufficient. Cognitive-behavioural therapies (CBT) and other psychological interventions are increasingly recognised as valuable tools for managing pain, providing patients with additional strategies for coping and improving their quality of life. Other psychological interventions, such as mindfulness-based therapies and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), emphasise developing acceptance and coping skills to better manage pain. These interventions can be tailored to individual patient needs, allowing for personalised care that addresses not only the physical aspects of pain but also the emotional and cognitive aspects. Therefore, it is crucial to incorporate psychological interventions into pain management plans to ensure comprehensive care and improved patient outcomes.
These presentations will focus on psychological aspects of pain at #EFIC2023:
| Wednesday 20th September | ||||
| Title | Speaker | Time | Type | |
| TW | Pain sensitization and cervical musculoskeletal impairments during the four phases of the migraine cycle: phenotyping migraine patients according to psychophysical characteristics | Matteo Castaldo, DK | WEDS | CLINICAL |
| TW | What psychophysical approaches can tell us about endometriosis-associated pain? | Lydia Coxon, GB | WEDS | CLINICAL |
| TW | The patient experience of pain in association with endometriosis | Lone Hummelshoj, GB | WEDS | CLINICAL |
| TW | Experimental and psychological pain profiles in healthy and chronic pain conditions: A lifespan approach | WEDS | TRANSLATIONAL | |
| Refresher Course | Recent developments in ACT-based treatments for chronic pain | |||
| Refresher Course | Recent developments in internet-based CBT treatments for pain | |||
| Refresher Course | Recent developments in application of CBT to acute pain | |||
| TW | Utilizing psychological pain biomarkers to predict pain | WEDS | TRANSLATIONAL | |
| Thursday 21st September | ||||
| TW | Social touch in acute pain | Charlotte Krahé, GB | THURS | BASIC |
| TW | 1000 virtual friends or one real friend? The influence of real life vs digital social contact on pain perception | Ann Meulders, NL | THURS | BASIC |
| TW | The social context buffers the development of hyperalgesia: behavioral and neurophysiological findings | THURS | BASIC | |
| TW | Why guidelines can be unhelpful: the misalignment of guidance with clinical practice | THURS | CLINICAL | |
| TW | Addressing emotion regulation in the treatment of chronic pain and depression | Katja Boersma, SE | THURS | CLINICAL |
| TW | Depression and pain differentiation in questionnaires | Tamar Pincus, GB | THURS | CLINICAL |
| Friday 22nd September | ||||
| PL | Cognitive behavioural approaches for chronic pain – who benefits and how to do better? | Lance McCracken, SE | FRI | |
| DEB | The role of the psychologist in acute pain management | Madelon Peters, NL | FRI | CLINICAL |
| TW | Mapping European nursing practice and delivery on self- efficacy | FRI | ||
| TW | Anterior cingulate mechanisms of socially transferred pain and negative affect | Monique Smith, US | FRI | BASIC |
| Refresher Course | Intro to social context of pain (with spotlight on the gender context of pain) | FRI | ||
| TW | How beliefs about endogenous opioids influence clinicians’ understanding of pain and its treatment | FRI | TRANSLATIONAL | |
| Refresher Course | The impact of empathic communication and trust on patient’s experience of pain and responsiveness to treatment | Claire Ashton-James, AU | FRI | |
