The essay competition saw a change in 2020 whereby the competition was opened up to all Student Health Professionals rather than just medical students,.

Medical, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Clinical Psychology Students were all invited to take part.

 Competition was fierce and there were some brilliant entries which made the judges job that little bit more difficult but they eventually whittled down the entries and agreed on the following winners- click on the title to see their presentation

 ‘Chronic Pain in Older Adults; Do we know when they are in pain?’   

Akiko Fukui

St George’s, University of London Medical School

‘Pharmacological management of chronic pain in pregnancy – difficulties women suffer’   

Sofia Miettinen

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Medical School

‘Chronic Intensive-Care Related Pain: A call for action’

Darica Au

University College London Medical School