Pain management that works

Dr Amelia Swift is a Reader in Health Professional Education at the University of Birmingham. She is a nurse who has worked in pain management, who’s PhD research explored the neurotransmission of osteoarthritis pain.  This consolidated her interest in the physiology of pain, and she continues to champion the idea that if we know how pain is generated in the body, we can make good choices about its management.

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Sarah has always had a keen interest in Tissue Viability since becoming a registered nurse in 2002. Her experience varies from within a community setting, where she completed her Tissue Viability based degree in 2007. She then worked within the private sector to gain additional advanced wound care skills whilst working with a medical devices company specialised in wound healing. In 2010, Sarah became a Tissue Viability Nurse and shaped a specialised service within the acute sector for 7 years before returning to the community setting as a TVN.