On Tuesday 17th June 2025, 09.30-12.30, the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory will be hosting a workshop on pain care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are delighted to welcome leading international specialists to talk about their work in this area, including:

Dr Chantel Burkitt - Senior Clinical Scientist at Gillette Children’s Hospital, Minnesota, USA. Chantel will be presenting on:
Practical approaches for pain assessment.

Dr Brian Maguire, University of Galway. Brian will be presenting on:
Accessible psychotherapy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Dr Tim Oberlander - Developmental Paediatrician and pain physician at BC Children's Hospital (BCCH) in Vancouver, Canada. Tim will be presenting on:
Medical management of pain in children and young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Christine Pacitti, PhD candidate, University of Glasgow. Christine will be presenting on:
Inequalities in pain related medication use in adults with learning disability

Professor Frank Symons, Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. Frank will be presenting on:
History and Advances in pain and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

There will also be a panel discussion moderated by Professor Andrew Jahoda – Professor of Learning Disabilities in the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow, and Dr David Moore - (Associate Professor) in Pain Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University.

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