Vulval Pain Society Social Media Live Streams, 2022 onwards

Please note that some of these videos can be played directly from this page whilst others have to be viewed on YouTube. Where there is no play button visible (the red and white YouTube arrow), clicking on the image for the livestream will take you to YouTube where you can play the video.

Challenges and Changes to Identity in Chronic Pelvic Pain, 31 October 2024

OUR GUEST: Lisa Pye, Psychology PhD student at the University of Buckingham

We chatted with PhD researcher Lisa Pye on Thursday 31 October 2024.

Find out more about Lisa’s current research, in which she answered the following questions:

What is the link between pain and identity?
How do people with chronic pelvic pain experience challenges to their identity?
How could future research support people in managing identity challenges?

Harriet Reed: Lived Experience of Vulval Pain, 24 September 2024

Resident Doctor Harriet Reed chats to VPS Trustee Sheren Gaulbert about her personal journey with vulval pain. From struggling with vulval pain to now preparing to run a half-marathon, Harriet will share what helped her along the way. All funds raised from her run will support the Vulval Pain Society in continuing to provide resources to people with vulval pain and healthcare professionals.

Revolutionising GP Practice: A New Model for Enhancing Patient Care, 10 September 2024

OUR GUEST:
Dr Sheikh Mateen Ellahi, GP Partner, Trainer, and PCN Lead at Elm Tree Medical Centre, the highest-rated GP practice on Google in the UK.

WHAT IS BEING COVERED:

The current challenges in accessing GPs
The benefits and implementation of same-day care
What sets Elm Tree Medical Centre apart from other practices
How Elm Tree’s success can inspire and be replicated by other GP practices

New Frontiers in Vulval Pain Research, Wednesday 24 January 2024

OUR GUEST: Jilly Bond MSc, Doctoral Researcher, Clinical Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and Co-Director of the Pelvic Pain Network

WHAT IS BEING COVERED:

Sensorimotor distortion in vulval pain
What research is being done to explore it
Why this may provide another treatment direction for people living with vulval pain
The story behind the Pelvic Pain Network and its mission to revolutionise pelvic healthcare in the UK

Living with Vulvodynia: Patients’ help-seeking experiences and what lies ahead, 1 September 2023

OUR GUEST: Athina Lountzi, MSc Health Psychology

WHAT IS BEING COVERED: Athina sheds light on what patients living with vulvodynia have shared with her in interviews, including what medical professionals are most frequently visited and what treatments are most frequently prescribed.

Recurrent Thrush Research, 19 May 2022

OUR GUEST: Tori Ford, is a DPhil Student at Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences University of Oxford

TORI COVERS:

Definition/context of recurrent thrush
Mis(managing) microbiomes
Why this research matters
Who she is looking to talk to
Impact the research will have

Sexual Problems and Menopause, 24 March 2022

DR ANGELA WRIGHT GP, Clinical Sexologist and Menopause Specialist covers:

the changes in the vulva and vagina when oestrogen and testosterone levels drop
how this may affect sex
what treatment options there are
what non-drug things can help
special cases – women after cancer, women after surgery – how hormones and illness can affect vulval health and sexuality

Practical Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Vulvodynia, 10 March 2022

Claudia Chisari has a PhD in Vulvodynia from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London.

WHAT IS BEING COVERED:

In our 2021 Livestream Claudia discussed the promising results of her online Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) treatment study in patients living with vulvodynia
In this follow-up Livestream she shares some practical ways to apply ACT for anyone living with vulvodynia