Surgical Considerations for Patients at Risk of Persistent Pain

Overview

North East Regional Reps Webinar hosted by Farida Chasma and Ushmita Johar.

Emma Beecroft will be the speaker.

Cost: BAOS Members – FREE, Non-BAOS Members – £25

(N.B: BAOS Members will be required to provide their Membership number when booking on Eventbrite.)

Closing Date on Eventbrite: by 18:45 (6.45pm) on Wednesday 14 May 2025

Aims & Objectives:

At the end of this study session, and after a period of reflection and self-directed study, delegates should be able to:

· Discuss the clinical relevance of trigeminal nociception

· Understand how to identify individuals at risk of persistent pain

· Provide clinical support when attempting to identify neuropathic pain

· Discuss strategies to mitigate persistent post-operative pain in the oral surgery setting.

GDC Development Outcomes: This CPD course meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcome(s): A and D.

Speaker’s Profile

Emma Beecroft – Clinical Doctoral Fellow and Honorary Oral Surgery Speciality Trainee

Emma Beecroft is a Clinical Doctoral Fellow and Honorary Oral Surgery Specialty trainee at Newcastle University. Emma is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and is currently working towards both oral surgery specialist training and a PhD focussed on dissecting the cellular mechanisms driving trigeminal neuropathic pain.

Alongside her thesis Emma is involved in clinical research as the clinical lead and associate principal investigator for the MitiGate clinical trial. Emma was also the primary author of the NHS Eng. Getting It Right First Time and RSC Eng. FDS ‘Management of painful Temporomandibular disorder in adults’ UK national guideline. Both of which aim to improve the quality, efficiency, and outcome of care for individuals living with TMD.

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