The role of the placebo in clinical care
Friday 18 November 2011
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
Registration online has now closed for this meeting, however there are still places available to attend this meeting - to register 'on the day' please contact the coordinator - details at the right hand side of this page.
Registration Details:
Consultant/GP: £120
RSM Student: £50
RSM Trainee: £75
RSM Associate: £75
RSM Fellow: £95
Student: £70
Trainee: £95
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £95
8.40 am |
Registration |
9.15 am |
Welcome |
| Dr Paul Nandi | |
9.20 am |
Placebo; Hit or myth |
| Dr Paul St. John-Smith | |
10.00 am |
Keynote address: Placebo mechanisms |
| Professor Benedetti | |
11.00 am |
Tea and coffee break |
11.15 am |
The science and ethics of placebos in research and clinical practice |
| Professor Kirsch | |
12.00 pm |
Imaging and imagining placebo analgesia |
| Professor Jones | |
12.45 pm |
Discussion |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
| Chair: Dr Mike Shipley | |
2.15 pm |
Anticipation of pain: Effects of meditation and mindfulness |
| Dr Brown | |
2.45 pm |
Placebo; Trick or treatment |
| Professor Ernst | |
3.45 pm |
Tea and coffee break |
4.00 pm |
The evolutionary basis of placebo, a new approach |
| Dr Paul St John-Smith | |
4.30 pm |
Discussion |
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Followed by completion of evaluation forms and close of meeting |
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4.45 pm |
Annual General Meeting of the Pain Medicine Subsection |
| Subsection members only | |
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Meeting ref: PNC01 CPD (Applied for) |
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