Physio, Professor, BBQer. Editor @cochrane. Views are my own and don’t necessarily reflect those of Brunel University/ Cochrane. https://xitter.cf/t.co/ZXubETzVDK
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Neil O'Connell retweeted
Review: A scoping review of 175 studies led by Drs. @jilly_bond, @NeilOConnell et al. found emerging evidence of altered sensory, motor and body perception processing in chronic pelvic pain, but major gaps remain
FREE:jpain.org/article/S1526-5900…
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Retracted studies keep getting cited — even after retraction. We evaluated whether we could improve journal policies designed to prevent citation of retracted research across the top 20 anaesthetics and top 20 pain journals.
Full text: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/shar…
@IASP_MESISIG
Neil O'Connell retweeted
RECRUITMENT OPERATION: PAINHACK 2026
We're assembling the ultimate team to tackle real-world pain challenges in Bangkok. No forced recruitment necessary...
Register: bit.ly/4qx0aOI
#2026WorldCongressOnPain #IASP2026
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Angelika Lampert, MD of Uniklinik RWTH Aachen (Germany), will present her plenary lecture, Bridging Molecules and Mechanisms: Sensory Neurons and Sodium Channels in Neuropathic Pain, at the 2026 World Congress on Pain. bit.ly/4qx0aOI #IASP2026
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Tasha R. Stanton, PhD, of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (Australia), will present her award-winning research, “Taking Perceptual Science to the Clinic to Revamp Care for Those in Pain,” at the 2026 World Congress on Pain: bit.ly/4qx0aOI #IASP2026
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Neil O’Connell, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), will address the critical issue of scientific rigor and reproducibility in pain research in his #2026WorldCongressonPain Plenary Lecture. Register to attend sessions from the world's leading experts on pain: bit.ly/4e0fErL
Neil O'Connell retweeted
WEBINAR ALERT!
Our next @IASPpain Global Year Webinar is on 27th May 8 am EDT.
Identification and Clinical Management of Neuropathic Pain: From Evidence to Best Practice.
Great speakers and registration is free!
perc.iasp-pain.org/products/…
@EFIC_org @BritishPainSoc @NeuPsig
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Register for the 20 May “Advancing Research on the Social Dimensions of Pain: Emerging Evidence and Future Directions” webinar from the Social Aspects of Pain SIG. This webinar will showcase cutting-edge research examining how social factors shape the experience, assessment, and management of pain. bit.ly/3OWVgOf
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Neil O’Connell, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), will address the critical issue of scientific rigor and reproducibility in pain research in his #2026WorldCongressonPain Plenary Lecture.
Register to attend: bit.ly/4e0fErL
Early Bird Registration Rate Ends 15 May
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Global Year Webinar: Towards Precision Medicine in Neuropathic Pain 1: Using Randomised Trial Evidence to Uncover Individual Treatment Effects ~ 19 March ~ bit.ly/4cmt68P
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Episode 6 of Pain Exchange is out now! Listen to this episode to hear Andrew Rice, @LampertLabRWTH, and @NeilOConnell talk about this year’s Global Year campaign raising awareness about neuropathic pain. Listen anywhere you listen to podcasts! bit.ly/3JznbkG
Neil O'Connell retweeted
19 March Global Year Webinar:
Towards Precision Medicine in Neuropathic Pain 1: Using Randomised Trial Evidence to Uncover Individual Treatment Effects
Register: bit.ly/4cmt68P
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Register for the first 2026 Global Year webinar “Launching the IASP 2026 Global Year of Neuropathic Pain: What is Neuropathic Pain and Why Does it Matter?” on 29 Jan: bit.ly/3LkYSIa
Neil O'Connell retweeted
New: A critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews of prognostic factor studies 🔎
Prognostic factor research has increased across fields, with a subsequent increase in the number of systematic reviews of prognostic factors studies
bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025…?
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Massive congratulations to @mcferraro_ who had his PhD conferred this week.
Michael was a superb PhD student, he finished his PhD with 12 first author publications (35 in total), and >$200K in funding. I'm looking forward to seeing how his research career develops.
Neil O'Connell retweeted
Out today in @AnnalsofIM
doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03…
Our systematic review of 11 RCTs found bisphosphonates may reduce short-term pain but increase risk for AEs. Results limited by substantial, unexplained heterogeneity, introduced by inclusion of terminated trial data.
Neil O'Connell retweeted
As an accompaniment to this new perspective piece on measuring harms in pain research, the recording of our webinar "Assessing harms in pain research" is now available.
perc.iasp-pain.org/methodolo…
@IASPpain @EFIC_org @BritishPainSoc
To do no harm, we must first “know harms”. Our new perspective piece on the challenge of measuring and reporting adverse events in pain is now available in @PAINthejournal dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.00…
@mcferraro_ @aidancashin0 @EmmaFisher1 @IASP_MESISIG @IASPpain @EFIC_org
Neil O'Connell retweeted
To do no harm, we must first “know harms”. Our new perspective piece on the challenge of measuring and reporting adverse events in pain is now available in @PAINthejournal dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.00…
@mcferraro_ @aidancashin0 @EmmaFisher1 @IASP_MESISIG @IASPpain @EFIC_org