Special Two-Hour workshop: 'Understanding stress and pain: clinical implications'

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Time: 3.00pm - 5.00pm
Venue: Michael Heron Lecture Theatre, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE
Price: free
Speaker(s): Lester Jones, Singapore Institute of Technology

All welcome

This two-hour workshop will discuss some of the common mechanisms related to stress response and pain perception. It draws on the concept that pain is not a direct indication of what is happening in the tissues but that it is part of the body's output to threat and vulnerability.

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

• Describe key elements and functions of the neuro-immune-endocrine interactions that preserve the body's homeostasis;
• Explain using a psycho-neuro-immunological approach, how early life events might make someone more pain vulnerable;
• Appropriately apply stress-buffering strategies to clinical examples.

About the speaker

Lester Jones is returning to the UK after a long spell away from Kingston and St Georges. Lester worked as a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy from 2000-2007 and inspired many students and staff through energetic, highly experienced approach to understanding pain driven by actions that benefit the wider community.

Lester is recognised for his innovative and scholarly approach to both clinical and education practice and contemporary understanding of stress and pain. He is currently Senior Lecturer at Singapore Institute of Technology.

For further information about this event:

Contact: Anastasiya Stravolemova, FHSCE Events Team
Tel: 0208 725 4735
Email: HSCE-events@sgul.kingston.ac.uk