Congratulations to our Successful CFK #6 Grant Recipient –Dr Carolyn Berryman

Dr Carolyn Berryman PhD MScMed(Pain Mgt) MAppSc (Musculoskeletal Physio)

Carolyn is a Clinician Neuroscientist and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of South Australia, IIMPACT in Health, Pain Investigation Theme Lead within the Brain Stimulation, Imaging and Cognition group (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute [SAHMRI]), and Senior Pain Physiotherapist at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital (> 20 years clinical experience). The primary aim of her research is to improve clinical outcomes for people with persistent pain by better understanding pain mechanisms and finding innovative ways to translate this knowledge to clinic.

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Starting her research career with an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship at The University of Adelaide where she studied pain mechanisms using electroencephalography and brain stimulation approaches, Carolyn has since led the feasibility and acceptability study of the group program instantiated into service delivery at the at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Chronic pain service and engaged people with the lived experience in identifying essential information for recovery. The work has been presented at IASP and APS conferences and has featured in podcasts and on ABC Adelaide morning radio. High quality evidence from her research (formative systematic reviews, guidelines, and consumer involved e-delphi outcomes) is incorporated into undergraduate and postgraduate pain programs (2014-), Pain Revolution curricula (2018-), Kaiser Permanente California Pain and Spine fellows program (2020-), and South Australian Postgraduate Medical Education (2022-), directly informing world practice on non-pharmacological management of acute pain. Her project titled “Community-based multidisciplinary model of care for adolescents with chronic pain” will be administered through the University of South Australia.