The full programme is available by scrolling down this page, and includes:
- Guest lectures:
- Cannabinoids for treatment of neuropathic pain: what is the real evidence for benefit and harm? Professor Andrew Rice, Professor of Pain Research, Imperial College London; Honorary Consultant in Pain Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London; President-elect of the International Association for the Study of Pain.
- B vitamin deficiencies and diagnostic assays. Dr Agata Sobczyńska-Malefora, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Human Nutristasis Unit, St Thomas Hospital, London.
- The usual clinical case presentations submitted by members - will be confirmed approx two weeks in advance.
- AGM
This meeting will be held in the Fetal Medicine Research Institute, 16-20 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8BB. This is one minute walk from Denmark Hill train station. This is served by direct trains from King's Cross/St Pancras, Victoria, Clapham Junction and Farringdon (for Elizabeth line). To find the venue, walk slightly downhill from the Phoenix pub, to the corner of Windsor Walk, around behind the left hand end of the terrace of yellow-brick houses location. There is no car park.
It will be a hybrid meeting with a virtual attendance option. To encourage face-to-face attendance, the registration cost will the the same whether virtual or in person (including lunch). After you have registered, if you wish to change between virtual and in-person, please email secretariat@bpns.org.uk so we can cater for the correct numbers.
Joint organisers - Rob Hadden (King's College Hospital) and Alex Rossor (St Thomas' Hospital).
There will be a relaxed dinner afterwards in the Vineyard Greek Taverna | Greek and Cypriot Cuisine in London (vineyard-greek-taverna.co.uk), 10 minutes walk away at 3 Camberwell Grove, London SE5 8JA. All welcome. Separate booking will be required.
Payment information
Cost for associate members is £20, for ordinary members £40, and for non-members £60 for the meeting registration (lunch and refreshments included). Due to PayPal changes, our payment system through the website doesn't work, so instead register through the website 'for free' and then pay separately through PayPal, either by searching for Aisling.Carr@nhs.net through PayPal or more simply by typing PayPal.me/bpns22 into your web browser: you will then be asked to log in or sign up to PayPal before being asked to set the amount to pay Aisling Carr, our treasurer. If you do not have a PayPal account and do not wish to sign up, you can email aisling.carr@nhs.net to agree another option.