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The past, present and future of pain control (Seminar, Royal Society of Medicine, 29 May 2015)

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Research Summary: Pain Control Through History and Practice

Topic: Seminar on historical and contemporary pain management across clinical, laboratory, and military contexts
Key Learning Objectives: Historical evolution of pain conceptualization; pain management in laboratory animals and implications for scientific quality; military approaches to acute and chronic pain across centuries
Evidence Grade: Educational seminar synthesizing historical and contemporary clinical perspectives on pain management practices
Institution: Royal Society of Medicine, London
Date & Details: 29 May 2015, 5pm, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE; 3 CPD points accreditation
Clinical Scope: Examines pain as fundamental to human experience and explores evolving approaches to its management across diverse settings and historical periods

The aim of the session is to explore how pain has been portrayed over the centuries, how it has been managed in laboratory animals and in the military settings over the years.

At the end of the session participants will be able to:

  1. Appreciate how fundamental pain is to human life and how our approach to it has changed over the centuries
  2. Examine the history of pain management in laboratory animals and discuss its implications on the quality of science
  3. Assess how the military have approached acute and chronic pain over the centuries

Accreditation: 3 CPD points
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON W1G 0AE, 5pm Start
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