Chronic Pain Ireland Limited
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Mission Statement
To create a greater understanding of those living with Chronic Pain in Ireland. We aim to support our members and nurture those living with the condition and their families through guidance and information provision and to advocate within the wider community.
About This Cause
Our Vision: Chronic Pain Ireland (CPI) is the national charity providing information, education and support services to people living with Chronic Pain, their families, friends, caregivers and other interested parties. We advocate on their behalf and work closely with all stakeholders. Collaboration – We work in collaboration and partnership with our members, their families, healthcare professionals, researchers and policymakers to ensure people living with chronic pain get the information, support and care they need to live meaningful, purposeful lives. Empathy – We foster a culture of empathy and show compassion towards each other and ourselves. We value diversity, respect difference and strive to listen to the experiences of our staff, volunteers, our members and the broader community with open hearts and minds. Learning – We believe in the power of learning to bring about individual, organisation and societal change. We embrace a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to finding solutions that empower people living with chronic pain to meet their full potential in their personal and work lives. Trust – We are committed to integrity and transparency and operate to the highest standards of governance in the service of our members, our funders, our community and the wider public. Strategic Objectives Advocacy & Awareness Overall Aim: CPI will advocate as a voice for people living with chronic pain in Ireland. We aim to support our members and nurture those living with the condition and their families through empathy, listening, guidance and information provision and to advocate within the wider community. Specific Aims: Raise awareness of CPI, its vision, mission and aim, for those living with Chronic Pain, amongst their families, employers, healthcare providers and our wider communities in general. Continue to develop CPI's desired advocacy impacts in line with the wants, needs and requirements of our members. Work both independently and in partnership with decision makers and organisations to positively influence policy and attitudes in all areas impacting the lives of people with chronic pain. Research and identify international best practice in advocacy generally and advocating for the implications of living with chronic pain specifically. Member Engagement and Education To continue to engage members and expand support and education services nationally to those living with chronic pain, their families, friends, caregivers and other interested parties. Specific Aims: Continue to provide and develop further essential support services (phone line, website member events). Explore alternative methods of membership engagement to support member empowerment and self-management. Diversify current education services in a variety of settings including community, healthcare provider and other settings. Research Overall Aim: To drive and participate in research concerning all aspects of life with chronic pain. Specific Aims: Develop and maintain open relationships with the research community. Harness the involvement of patient voice at all stages of research. Maximise use of research findings to achieve other strategic goals. Funding Overall Aim: To continue to secure grant and donor funding and explore other options for the benefit of our members and the services we provide. Governance & Compliance To continue to uphold proper governance and regulation of CPI ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory and statutory bodies. Specific Aims: To comply with all voluntary, statutory and regulatory requirements, showing full transparency in all activities. Over the years CPI has demonstrated professional leadership in Ireland and throughout Europe by drawing attention to Chronic Pain and promoting new and better methods of dealing with the disease. In more recent years there is increasing evidence to consider study and treat chronic pain as a separate disease entity. CPI works with all the major stakeholders and networks with organisations who have similar aims. CPI lobbies for multi-disciplinary treatment centres, improved health services and changes to the educational curriculum so that Healthcare Professionals are more aware of the condition and the challenges of diagnosing, treating and managing the condition. CPI works with all pain consultants and other healthcare professionals who specialise in the treatment and management of Chronic Pain. CPI collaborates with companies in the pharmaceutical and medical device sector on awareness campaigns. Examples of national campaigns include our annual Shingles Awareness, TodayisBetter and MyPainFeelsLike which won the 2017 Best Patient Educational Award. We were part of the steering group for ChangePain website https://www.changepain.com/ aims to to help healthcare professionals to stay up to date with the latest data and recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment and management of pain. CPI provides a range of services including, information meetings, guest speaker events, awareness campaigns and self-management workshops which are held nationwide. In addition the organisation produces a quality newsletter and provides telephone and website support. During Covid, CPI held a range of online supports, video's etc., which were available via our web-site for all to access without charge. Calls to our telephone support line increased by over 300%. The workshops on Self Management Techniques are the most important aspect of the work we do. We are very fortunate to have many experts with an in depth knowledge of Chronic Pain who facilitate the workshops. The workshops are critically important for those who have been through the acute phase of their treatment. Today we focus on the psychological and social impact of chronic pain on the individual. We believe that our organisation plays a key role in the provision of support and information to those living with Chronic Pain and is the sole national organisation doing such. We are also aware of the importance of a patient support group in highlighting the issues around Chronic Pain and the importance of having it recognised as a disease in its own right. The development of a National Pain Strategy is key to the appropriate development of the diagnosis, treatment and management of Chronic Pain. We believe that we have a significant and major role to play in the development of this strategy.