FACULTY
Beverley Bolton
Co-Founder, Director and Lecturer - Train Pain Academy
BSc(Phys) (Wits) · MSc Med (Pain Management) (University of Sydney)
Physiotherapist (PT0023515) · SA Society of Physiotherapy (BOL106)
Special interests
Chronic pain and healthcare communication
About Beverley
Beverley Bolton is a clinical physiotherapist and teacher in the fields of chronic pain and healthcare communication. She is a founder and director of the non-profit organisation Train Pain Academy NPO, formed to provide collaborative pain education and skills-training to healthcare professionals managing acute and chronic pain in normal clinical practice. She obtained her MSc Medicine in Pain Management through Sydney University in 2007
and has additional qualifications in Healthcare Communication and Motivational Interviewing. She is the national representative for South Africa and is on the Advisory Committee of EACH (The International Association for Communication in Healthcare). She is passionate about helping healthcare professionals learn skills to form strong therapeutic relationships with their patients that will enable them to change and live a life they find meaningful.
and has additional qualifications in Healthcare Communication and Motivational Interviewing. She is the national representative for South Africa and is on the Advisory Committee of EACH (The International Association for Communication in Healthcare). She is passionate about helping healthcare professionals learn skills to form strong therapeutic relationships with their patients that will enable them to change and live a life they find meaningful.
Interests and Professional Involvement
Train Pain Academy
Health education non-profit organisation
Founding member, director and lecturer
2016 – present
European Association for Communication in Healthcare –teachers group tEACH
Member of the Networking sub-committee of tEACH
Member of the Local Course Initiative sub-committee of tEACH
2015 – present
Consultant for EMERALD project (Teaching communication skills to nurses in primary care)
Consultant for communication skills programme development
2015 -2016
Pain, Mind and Movement SIG of the International Association for the Study of Pain
International executive member for Media
2010 – 2014
Pain Management Physiotherapy Group
Chairperson National Executive Committee 2009 – 2014
Co-convener of CPD educational activities 2009 – 2014
Health education non-profit organisation
Founding member, director and lecturer
2016 – present
European Association for Communication in Healthcare –teachers group tEACH
Member of the Networking sub-committee of tEACH
Member of the Local Course Initiative sub-committee of tEACH
2015 – present
Consultant for EMERALD project (Teaching communication skills to nurses in primary care)
Consultant for communication skills programme development
2015 -2016
Pain, Mind and Movement SIG of the International Association for the Study of Pain
International executive member for Media
2010 – 2014
Pain Management Physiotherapy Group
Chairperson National Executive Committee 2009 – 2014
Co-convener of CPD educational activities 2009 – 2014
Employment
Director and Lecturer Train Pain Academy
Clinical physiotherapist in private pain rehabilitation practice
Private clinical practice: 57 Westview Village, Mill Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Clinical physiotherapist in private pain rehabilitation practice
Private clinical practice: 57 Westview Village, Mill Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Registration
Health Professions Council of SA – Physiotherapist (PT0023515)
SA Society of Physiotherapy (BOL106)
SA Society of Physiotherapy (BOL106)
Qualifications
1977 – BSc(Phys) (Wits)
2007 – MSc Med (Pain Management) (University of Sydney)
2007 – MSc Med (Pain Management) (University of Sydney)
Publications
Hasenbring, M. I., Lundberg, M., Parker, R., Soderlund, A., Bolton, B., Smeets, R. J. Ljutov, A. Simmonds, M. J. (2014)
Pain, Mind, and Movement in Musculoskeletal Pain: Is Physical Activity Always Health-promoting or are There Detrimental Aspects?
Clin J Pain. 2014, doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000101
Pain, Mind, and Movement in Musculoskeletal Pain: Is Physical Activity Always Health-promoting or are There Detrimental Aspects?
Clin J Pain. 2014, doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000101