She also is the co-ordinator for the short course, ‘Putting Cognitive Behavioural Therapy into Practice’, and an undergraduate unit, ‘Health Challenges: Pain and Society’.
Liz has worked as an educator for over 30 years in a variety of health and higher education contexts. She has extensive experience in the development and facilitation of complex learning events/programs for staff and students in both face-to-face and flexible formats (blended, distance and online).
Devonshire E, Nicholas M. Continuing education in pain management: using a competency framework to guide professional development. Pain Rep. 2018;3(5):e688.
This paper advocates for a competency-based framework to structure continuing professional education in pain management. It supports the development of learning pathways that align with clinical roles and evolving workforce needs.
Fitzgerald K, Devonshire E, Vaughan B. Pain knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of allied health learners across three curricular models. Health Prof Educ. 2020;6(4):552–563.
The study compares the outcomes of different pain curricula on allied health students’ knowledge and attitudes. It provides evidence that structured, integrated pain education enhances both cognitive and affective learning outcomes.
Devonshire E, Dodds S, Costa D, Denham R, Fitzgerald K, Schneider C. Educating and engaging a new target audience about the problem of pain for society. Br J Pain. 2022;16(6):641–650.
This paper evaluates the design and implementation of a pain education initiative aimed at undergraduates from non-health disciplines. It demonstrates that accessible, evidence-informed content can positively shift understanding and attitudes toward pain and its management.
Fitzgerald K, Vaughan B, Devonshire E, Schneider C, Denham R. No gain without pain education: Improving knowledge and biopsychosocial attitudes and beliefs in a predominantly non-health-related undergraduate target audience. Musculoskelet Care. 2022;20(3):660–665.
This study evaluates the impact of a pain education module delivered to undergraduates from non-health disciplines. Findings suggest that brief, targeted interventions can improve understanding of pain and foster biopsychosocial attitudes even in audiences outside traditional healthcare training.
Cuff P, Watt-Watson J, Carr E, Dale R, Devonshire E, Dunleavy K, et al. Barriers and facilitators to initiating and sustaining interprofessional pain education. J Interprof Educ Pract. 2022;29:100581.
This international qualitative study identifies systemic, institutional, and individual-level factors that influence the adoption of interprofessional pain education. It offers practical strategies for educators and policy-makers to support the integration and sustainability of interprofessional learning initiatives in pain management.
