Sarah Henderson
Programme Director - Clinical Management of Pain; CMVM Director of Postgraduate Taught Education
Contact details
- Email: sarah.henderson@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Queen's Medical Research Institute
Edinburgh BioQuarter
47 Little France Crescent - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH16 4TJ
Background
Sarah’s initial training in psychology was at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada and following this worked for a government-funded organisation which aimed to encourage those with learning disabilities to lead as independent lives as possible through education, training and practical life skills. Later, she trained as an occupational therapist at Queen Margaret University and graduated in 2000. In 2005 she completed her PhD which focussed on the barriers to effective pain assessment. Sarah's clinical time has been spent working as a psychologist in Canada using cognitive behavioural therapy and as an occupational therapist in renal and general medicine. As an educationalist, Sarah specialised in pain assessment and measurement, psychological and non-pharmacological pain interventions, and qualitative methodologies.
Sarah began her post at the University of Edinburgh, where she helped lead the implementation of the University’s first fully online distance learning Masters programme in pain management - a programme that continues today.
In addition, Sarah leads the College in the development of postgraduate taught education, providing senior level leadership to the College's PGT programmes.
Research summary
Sarah has research interests in educational development, technologies for learning, the translation of education into clinical practice and pain management in under-resources nations. Sarah is currently an elected member of the Special Interest Group (Education) of the British Pain Society and a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain.
Senior Fellow of the Higher Educational Academy (SFHEA)
Member of the British Pain Society
Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain
Registered Health and Care Professions Council