Welcome to the One Thing podcast. In this episode, we have six engaging guests discussing the need to prioritise the voices of people with lived experience of pain:

• Lee Vaughan, who challenges clinicians to step outside of traditional practice and form genuine collaborations with people living with pain.
• Oluwafemi Ajayi, who emphasizes the need to truly listen to those living with pain and the challenges and stigma many face.
• Mary Wing, who emphasizes the importance of peer support and offers insights on clinician-patient-researcher collaborations.
• Lesley Singer, who advocates for understanding the whole person, considering pain bothersomeness more than pain intensity, and building strong clinician-patient relationships.
• Linda Hunter, who urges clinicians to spend time actively listening, not just to pain symptoms, but to their patient's goals and desired quality of life.
• Brent Hedley, who feels people living with chronic pain deserve to be heard and respected as experts in their own experience.

One Thing is powered by the Australian Pain Society. We’d like to thank the Global Alliance of Partners for Pain Advocacy and the World Patients Alliance for their support and involvement in this season. For more information about One Thing, all the videos and podcasts, or to nominate a speaker for next season, check out onething.painsci.org, or search ‘One Thing’ on social media platforms.

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