Thank You!

On behalf of the local organising committee, thank you to all those who joined us at The Christchurch Town Hall, Ōtautahi, New Zealand for the New Zealand Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).
By all accounts the conference was a great success. We appreciate the support of our industry partners and the congeniality, engagement and commitment of all our delegates, colleagues and friends.

Thank you for your support!
​The ​Organising Committee, New Zealand Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2026

​Conference Organising Committee

  • Karen Joseph (NZPS President)
  • Lynne Scott (2026 Conference Convenor)
  • Blair Cross
  • Sally Fitzgerald
  • Simon Goss
  • Emma Hewat​
  • Geraldine Kelly
  • Jessica Mills
  • Tracey Pons ​​
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Congratulations to our award winners...

WINNER BEST ORAL PRESENTATION
Persistent Pelvic Pain Management Strategies Utilised by Gynaecologists
Carmen Holdaway, Trainee Intern, University of Otago, Wellington, NZ

WINNER BEST 1st PRESENTATION AT A NZPS CONFERENCE
Exploring Electroencephalographic Brain Adaptations in People with Chronic Patellofemoral Pain: A Cross-Sectional Control Study
William Parton, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ

WINNER BEST POSTER DISPLAY
Too Much, Too Often? Opioid Prescribing Patterns on Discharge after Surgery at Tauranga Hospital
Monique Findlay, House Officer, Tauranga Hospital, Tauranga, NZ

RUNNER UP BEST POSTER DISPLAY
Proposed Pharmacological Management of Hypnic Headache
Maximilian Osiowski, Medical College of Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

We look forward to seeing you in Hamilton! 
​11-13 March 2027

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