Professor Dominic Hegarty (Pain Relief Ireland) spoke with Lottie Ryan on the Jennifer Zamparelli on 2FM as part of the Pain Awareness Month.
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Listen to Prof. Hegarty chatting with Gareth O'Callaghan on Cork's 96FM Opinion Line where he discusses treatment options for those with chronic pain and some management options to help control the situation.
Gareth O'Callaghan who recently suffered a road traffic accident and ended up with prolong treatment, discussed the impact on his life over the last number of months.
Professor Hegarty, explained the long term impact required to help individuals with chronic pain and why we need to draw awareness to the options.
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Pain Relief Ireland are delighted and proud to congratulate Professor Dominic Hegarty as the new President of the World Institute of Pain (WIP). Elected by his peers Prof. Hegarty has stepped into this role since 1st May and will become the first Irish doctor in the 30th years of the organisation to be 15th president. With over 4,000 members worldwide he brings an enormous amount of experience to the position.
