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As a charity we believe it is extremely important for all healthcare and legal professionals as well as healthcare students to be aware of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
In response to this our Founder of Burning Nights CRPS Support; Victoria and our trustees are available for any public speaking event, whether you are looking to arrange a seminar, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) awareness training sessions, disability awareness or persistent pain information session.
Our trustees and volunteers are also available for interviews and any form of media article writing concerning any of the topics at the bottom of the page.
On average student medics receive around 6 hours of training on persistent pain. Physiotherapists receive the most training on chronic pain which is around 9 hours.
The topic of chronic pain and more specifically CRPS needs more awareness brought to the curriculum of all student healthcare professionals as well as Continuing Professional Development (CPD). In a research study in 2015 (Briggs, E.V. et al) they found that:
“Dedicated pain modules were most common in France (27/31 schools; 87%). Excluding France, only 22% (47/211 schools) provided a dedicated pain module and in only 9% (18/211) was this compulsory…”
The founder of Burning Nights CRPS Support is not just a CRPS patients but is a trained barrister used to research and public speaking. She is passionate and fully committed about the subject of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and all areas of it and want to be able to pass on her knowledge that she has gained since 2004 to the medical profession as a whole and the legal fraternity.
So when students join ANY branch of the healthcare profession they are at least aware or understand about chronic pain conditions such as CRPS and eventually diagnoses will become quicker, therefore treatment will be available faster culminating in hopefully the sufferer into ‘remission’ or lesser and more manageable pain.
We are also able to provide similar CRPS sessions for schools, colleges and universities not only for healthcare students but also for those schools, colleges and universities who have children, teens and adolescents with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. The in-service CRPS awareness sessions are free of charge to the NHS and to schools, however we ask for a small donation for private companies and private clinics as we are a charity.
Here is a short 10 minute video of our founder, Victoria, giving a presentation on her life with severe Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) during the 2016 Naidex disability show:
If you are interested in discussing with us your requirements for your seminar, training or talk or interview/media articles, please send us an email or fill in the contact form and we will answer your query as soon as possible.
Watch our brief Complex Regional Pain Syndrome awareness training session video to get an idea of what we are able to offer you as health or legal professionals:
We were invited to speak to a group of Occupational Therapists at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, as they are receiving more CRPS referrals.
We gave a 2 hour presentation to the group complete with handouts, PowerPoint and symptoms & signs handout. It was a great experience for the OTs and they felt that they learned a lot from it. In their feedback in answer to the question on recommendation they said:
“Yes definitely to both healthcare professionals and patients.”
Seminars and Media – North Manchester General Hospital CRPS awareness session
We were invited to North Manchester General hospital to talk to a group of physiotherapists in May 2016. It was a very probing presentation and we answered many questions on various areas of our presentation especially on the topic of ice and CRPS.
This Complex Regional Pain Syndrome awareness training session was for a mixture of physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. It took place in June 2016 and in their feedback, one person said
“I’ve been on numerous training and management courses and this one kept me gripped for the whole hour, thank you!”
"I would definitely recommend the CRPS awareness training session! It went over training I had 10 years ago...and gave more updates and raised awareness. I really enjoyed it - made me reflect on my experiences and has given me an idea of where to go if I spot the symptoms on a patient."
"YES! I'd definitely recommend this session to others. I found the presentation very helpful! Presenters' knowledge and experience - excellent!"
"The CRPS awareness session was well presented, good materials shown. Personal experience added appropriate extra emphasis."
"Informal but very well presented and knowledgeable!"
"Very informative!"
Royal Oldham Hospital
9 June 2017
We are available to speak at schools, colleges and universities to explain about CRPS and how it can affect children in school, college or university.
This CRPS awareness training sessions was for a group of neuro-physiotherapists who wanted to learn more about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) as they were receiving more CRPS patients in their practice.
I would definitely recommend the CRPS awareness training session to others. It gives a good insight into a complex condition. Victoria gave a really good presentation, expertly delivered - Thank You!
CRPS awareness training session given 8 November 2016
Manchester Neuropathy Centre
Clinical Director
CRPS awareness training session
9 June 2017
This was a CRPS awareness session for a group of Occupational Therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists in April 2017. This was an overview of the condition, signs and symptoms and available treatment options. We also included a small section on how to spot a possible CRPS patient and also how to deal with a CRPS patient.
This was a brief 15 minute interactive session on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome where we gave a small amount of information on the basics of CRPS and the main time was given to going over various photographs of limbs and extremities for the audience to decide if it was a CRPS diagnosis or not. This short session was extremely well attended and well received by the whole audience.
In June 2017 Enable Therapy Services a group of Occupational Therapists who provide various services to “promote the use of rehabilitation and early intervention. Our founder, Victoria gave a 1 hour informal session on CRPS awareness including pathophysiology, treatment options, diagnosis and how to look out for a CRPS patient.
Enable Therapy Services
Clinical Operations Manager / www.enabletherapyservices.co.uk/
Leeds / CRPS awareness sessions
9 June 2017
We were invited to give an 1 1/2 hour overview session on complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) to a group of approximately 25-30 MSK physiotherapists in September 2017. This session included information about the condition in general, epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, how to deal with a CRPS patient as well as diagnosis, prognosis and future possible treatment options.
September 2017
Oxfordshire MSK Physio Service
Oxfordshire
11 January 2018
CRPS Awareness session via Burning Nights CRPS Support | Oxfordshire MSK Physios
We spoke with a great team of Occupational Therapists’ at Liverpool Wheelchair Services. Our CRPS awareness session was bespoke to the group as they are dealing with CRPS patients in terms of getting a wheelchair from the NHS and wheelchair services.
“Fantastic training session last week by Victoria @BNightsCRPS thank you so much for coming up and giving us all things to think about when looking at wheelchair provision for someone with CRPS. It was great! Really gave us food for thought“
Our founder Victoria was invited to speak at the Tissue Viability Society (TVS) conference in Newcastle in April 2018. Victoria spoke about the various skin complications within complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and how it can affect patients. The speech was very well received by everyone who attended and it generated a genuine interest in the topic as well as a number of questions. Watch the 30 minute video of Victoria’s speech on Skin Complications within Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
In June 2018 we were invited to be one of the speakers at the Hereford Podiatry training day which they hold regularly. This was the first opportunity we had of speaking to a group of podiatrists and in addition to the general overview of CRPS that we usually do we included a section on ‘What Podiatrists Need To Know’ which gave some helpful hints and tips on what patients may have issues with in terms of their feet and how these obstacles can be overcome.
“I’d definitely recommend this session!!! Thank you so much for coming and I’ve learnt so much today – thanks!”
“Enlightening and informative presentation”
We were delighted to be invited to speak to a large group of physiotherapists with the addition of one OT in September 2018. This was an overview of CRPS, epidemiology, pathophysiology, CRPS treatment pathway and future treatments.
“Definitely recommended – I’d recommend this training for all the multi-disciplinary team that should be involved so they can recognise it (CRPS)”
“Yes I’d recommend the session to others, it’s useful to clarify what am already doing and has improved my awareness – thanks!”
“CRPS Awareness session was extremely informative and very thorough. I’d DEFINITELY recommend it!”
“This session should be incorporated into undergraduate training. Thank you for your time – it was very informative”
“Nice to have a caseload based presentation with an extensive knowledge”
This was a small group of OTs who were interested in learning more about CRPS in both adults and children. This session was a general overview of CRPS using patient examples and images as well as research to back up the points. This CRPS awareness session was in September 2018.
We were invited to give a CRPS awareness session for the SOCAP Birmingham branch meeting in October 2018. This was an overview of CRPS along with the treatment pathway, future treatments, the condition itself as well as information and tips on what podiatrists need to know, how to suspect CRPS and how to deal with CRPS patients. This session was very well received and the podiatrists who came found the session “very enlightening and informative.”
Burning Nights CRPS Support’s founder, Victoria has also spoken about her life as a CRPS sufferer and being a bilateral amputee as well as about the condition itself at the following events:
We also are available to provide seminars or presentations about Burning Nights CRPS Support charity itself, the work we do, where donated money goes and how you can help.
We wanted to create an evidence based website with a forum and regular blog to raise awareness, give good up-to-date information and support sufferers of a condition that affects the central nervous system and its one of the most painful conditions in the world today.
Read about how Burning Nights CRPS Support came to be founded in 2014 by visiting OUR STORY. You can find out about each of the trustees including the founder, Victoria Abbott-Fleming, by visiting each of the trustees’ pages.
The founder’s story has been in the newspapers and other publications in the UK and around the world, such as:
SHINE! Online Magazine 28th April 2015 – The first part of the article was written by the Shine! editor and the rest was written by the founder of Burning Nights herself.
PAJAMA DAZE WEBSITE 8 June 2015 – The article was written by the founder of Burning Nights herself.
Issue 23 Real People magazine June 2016 – Article written on the story of the founder of Burning Nights CRPS Support
Manchester Evening News 23 April 2017 “Minor fall led to me losing my legs – but it won’t stop me completing the Great Manchester Run,”
Great Run company 24 April 2017 “Brave Victoria Ready For Return To Manchester”
BBC Sport Get Inspired 26 May 2017 “Great Manchester Run: Inspirational Stories from the 10k Race”
Manchester College May 2017 “Inspirational woman who defied excruciating illness urges students to help others”
Step Forward Magazine (Limbless Association quarterly magazine) Double page feature December 2017 “Life Stories – Inspiring People – You only get one chance at life“
Abbott-Fleming, V. (2018) ‘Living with skin complications from complex regional pain syndrome,’ Wounds UK. 2018, Vol 14, No 5
Please visit our CRPS media coverage blog which has been dedicated to the various newspaper and magazine articles concerning Burning Nights CRPS Support or our Founder’s story.
Please CONTACT US for a media press pack on any of the channels available or if you would like more information about our seminars or CRPS awareness sessions please let us know!
Abbott-Fleming, V. (2018) ‘Living with skin complications from complex regional pain syndrome,’ Wounds UK. 2018, Vol 14, No 5
Briggs, E.V. et al. (2015) ‘Current pain education within undergraduate medical studies across Europe: Advancing the Provision of Pain Education and Learning (APPEAL) study,‘ BMJ Open. 2015, 7 August. Vol 5(8). Full Text Available from: <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4538268/>
Last Updated: 11/10/2018