Join Professor Dr Deepak Ravindran for this this webinar where he provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to integrate trauma-informed care into pain management practices. It explores the complex relationship between trauma and chronic pain, emphasizing holistic, patient-centered approaches. Participants will learn how to assess, treat, and support patients with a history of trauma while managing their pain effectively. The session will focus on integrating mental health and physical care to foster healing and improve outcomes for patients with chronic pain.
Dr Deepak Ravindran has over 20 years of experience in Pain Managment and is a full time NHS Consultant in Pain Medicine at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, Berkshire, UK. He is one of the very few consultants in the UK who holds triple certification in musculoskeleral, pain medicine and lifestyle medicine. He lecturers nationally and internationally on issue on Longcovid, Pain medicine and trauma informed practive and has regularly spoken to the media and television on these issues. He helped establish the award-winning community pain service in Berkshire (IPASS) in 2015 and the Berkshire Longcovid Integrated Services (BLIS) in 2020. He is an active physician researcher and part of the Pain Research Network at the University of Reading. He is the CMO for the digital rehabilitation platform, Boutros Bear, which focusses on supporting a patient in navigating the journey through chronic illnesses such as chronic pain, cancer and menopause. Dr Deepak Ravindran is the author is Amazon Best Seller “The Pain Free Mindset” with a recent audiobook release in 2024. This book is aimed at patients suffering with pain but also immensely useful for all healthcare professionals in understanding all the recent advances around pain management in trauma informed integrative manner. He brings that integrative holistic approach to the bedside in caring and providing a personalised plan for this patients.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Understand the connection between trauma and chronic pain.
- Apply trauma-informed principles to pain care settings.
- Utilize effective communication strategies to support patients with a history of trauma.
- Implement integrated care strategies that address both physical and psychological aspects of pain.
- Identify tools and resources for enhancing patient safety and trust in pain care.
