Speakers
Roger Knaggs
Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacy Practice & Specialist Pharmacist in Pain Managment,
University of Nottingham & Primary Integrated Community Services, Nottingham
Roger is a clinical academic pharmacist. His current position provides teaching and research opportunities whilst maintaining regular clinical practice. Roger’s main research interests focus on the appropriate use of analgesic medicines and associated clinical outcomes, and healthcare utilization. He is the current President of the British Pain Society after holding several Executive positions. In 2019 he was appointed a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (a Scientific Advisory Committee to the UK Government) and is the Chair of their Technical Committee. In addition, he has associations with several other healthcare policy and government organisations in the UK, including the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Care Quality Commission and NICE. Roger has chaired the European Pain Federation (EFIC) COVID-19 taskforce since March 2020.