
M.D. Ph.D.
Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia
- About
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- Email Address
- patrice.forget@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437285
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Professor Patrice Forget, M.D. Ph.D., is Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia at the University of Aberdeen (UK), and Honorary Consultant at the NHS Grampian. He is involved in clinical research, focused on mainly pain, perioperative epidemiology and clinical pharmacology. For the last twenty years, as principal investigator and/or national coordinator, he published more than 200 articles, letters or editorials.
He is the Chair of the PANDOS (Pain AND Opioids after Surgery) ESAIC Research Group (European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care).
External Memberships
Board Member of the European Pain Federation EFIC (Honorary Treasurer, Chair of the Societal Impact of Pain partnership with the Pain Alliance Europe)
Active member of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), deputy Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Acute and Chronic Pain Subcommittee member.
Past President of the Belgian Pain Society
- Research
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Research Overview
For the last fifteen years, as principal investigator and/or national coordinator, I have published more than 200 articles, letters or editorials, questioning current practices and opening new avenues in pain and perioperative medicine.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Current Research
My research programme, mostly focused on pain, combines perioperative epidemiology and clinical pharmacology approaches.
Collaborations
Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Associate Editor for the British Journal of Anaesthesia
Associate Editor for the British Journal of Pain
Associate Editor for Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Senior Editor for BMC Anesthesiology
Editor for the Clinical Journal of Medicine (Section: Anesthesiology)
Board member of eCancer
Cochrane collaborator
Reviewer for more than 50 scientific journals.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Professor of anaesthesia and pain medicine
- Publications
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Challenges affecting access to pain care in India: why is it different?
Pain, vol. 166, no. 6, pp. 1461-1462Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003575
Patient experience of postoperative pain: a paradigm shift to a holistic approach
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 134, no. 6, pp. 1603-1605Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2025.03.009
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Perioperative and persistent opioid use after surgery: a scoping review
BJA Open, vol. 14, 100412Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjao.2025.100412
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A core outcome set of measurement instruments for assessing effectiveness and efficacy of perioperative pain management: results of the international IMI-PainCare PROMPT Delphi consensus process
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 134, no. 5, pp. 1460-1473Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2025.01.029
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Intrathecal Morphine Versus Other Techniques for Postoperative Pain Management in the Context of Multimodal Analgesia: A Meta-Analysis
Pharmaceuticals, vol. 18, no. 4, 512Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPain management in cancer patients – Could opioids or NSAIDs influence outcomes?: Could opioids or NSAIDs influence outcomes?
Best Practice & Research Clinical AnaesthesiologyContributions to Journals: ArticlesImpact of virtual reality distraction during colonoscopy vs intravenous deep sedation: Results of a single-center randomized controlled trial
Endoscopy international open, vol. 13, a25209768Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2520-9768
Potential influence of different peri-operative analgesic regimens on tumour biology and outcome after oncologic surgery: A narrative review
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 233-243Contributions to Journals: Review articlesA pain research strategy for Europe: A European survey and position paper of the European Pain Federation EFIC
European Journal of Pain, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. e4767Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.4767
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24896/1/Pickering_etal_EJP_A_Pain_Research_VoR.pdf
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Recent Advances in Perioperative Analgesia in Thoracic Surgery: A Narrative Review
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 14, no. 1, 38Contributions to Journals: Review articles