Keith Meldrum's Avatar

Keith Meldrum

@keithmeldrum

Retired civil engineer technologist. Persistent pain and mitochondrial disease advocate. Blog: A Path Forward https://www.facebook.com/APathFWD?mibextid=LQQJ4d Kelowna, BC, Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

377
Followers
222
Following
89
Posts
17.11.2024
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Keith Meldrum @keithmeldrum

Post image Post image
09.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Instagram live all next week with me, Pete Moore with guests from the world of Supported Self Management.

Join me at 6.pm

Instagram link www.instagram.com/selfmgttoolk...

#inspireselfmgt #selfmgtliving #prehab #cancerselfmgt #smartselfmgt

07.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

My NEW Pain Toolkit called β€œWhere do I start” is now available on Apple Books.

It’s a super simple guide for those people living persistent pain and just starting out and wanting to learn basic self management tools and skills.

And yes….No medical jargon.

books.apple.com/us/book/pain...

#Inspire

05.03.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

@paintoolkit.bsky.social and I had a short Instagram live today where we talked about this year’s Pain Supported Self-Management Week and the online conference.

25.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great work is being done by @paintoolkit.bsky.social of the Pain Toolkit.

25.02.2026 06:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Today’s A Path Forward blog is about Sir William Osler, a visionary Canadian physician from the mid 19th to the early 20th century. His healthcare philosophies embodied person-centred care.

Blog link: tinyurl.com/bdd9z795

25.02.2026 05:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

#selfmgtliving #livingwellskillz #prehab #pssmw26

Instagram live tomorrow (Wednesday) with @keithmeldrum.bsky.social 5pm UK (9am PST) & Katie Knapton from PhysioFast Online around 5.40pm

#InspireSelfMgt

24.02.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Pain Toolkit Instagram LIVE ‼️

This Wednesday with…

- 5.00pm @keithmeldrum.bsky.social
- 5.40pm Katie Knapton
from PhysioFast Online

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1st-suppor... #SSMW2026

#InspireSelfMgt

23.02.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
20 February 2026
20 February 2026 YouTube video by Pain and Self Management Toolkit

Day FIVE of the #PSSMW26 Pain Self Management Week with myself @keithmeldrum.bsky.social and our guest @jerrydurham.bsky.social

Link to recording πŸ‘‡
youtu.be/RCrEjhBQwro?...

Excellent conversation with Jerry

#InspireSelfMgt

20.02.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
19 February 2026
19 February 2026 YouTube video by Pain and Self Management Toolkit

Day FOUR of Pain Supported Self Management Week #PSSMW26 with myself @keithmeldrum.bsky.social and surprised guest @jerrydurham.bsky.social

youtu.be/XSkKoBAYPRc?...

#InspireSelfMgt

How to register for the conference

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/5th-pain-s...

19.02.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

My name is Maria, and a year ago, I was living in the shadow of my multiple long-term health conditions.

Read more of Maria’s journey
selfmgttoolkit.org/news/article...

#InspireSelfMgt

Thank you @keithmeldrum.bsky.social for the video πŸ‘

18.02.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pete Moore, @paintoolkit.bsky.social, and I received a couple of very good questions today. We hope you give this short recording a listen.

17.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Pain Toolkit in Conversation (13th Feb 2026)

Healthcare Professionals and Pain Self Managers sharing how their successful Supported Self Management Practices has helped others in their communities and around the world.

selfmgttoolkit.org/news/article...

#InspireSelfMgt

15.02.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Next week is Pain Supported Self Management Week 2026 @matthew-wright.bsky.social so important for all of us who live with persistent pain.

Finishes on Saturday morning 2am with our 5th worldwide online conference.

I’ll be posting daily info

#InspireSelfMgt

15.02.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
15 February 2026
15 February 2026 YouTube video by Pain and Self Management Toolkit

Myself and @keithmeldrum.bsky.social doing a dry run for our daily Instagram lives next week for Pain Supported Self Management Week 2026

youtube.com/shorts/6kUAC...

#InspireSelfMgt

15.02.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Today’s A Path Forward blog is about slight increases in pain with exercise/meaningful movement as part of managing one’s persistent pain.

www.facebook.com/share/p/1HwC...

15.02.2026 07:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Next week is Pain Supported Self Management Week and every day at 5pm UK time and myself and @keithmeldrum.bsky.social will be taking questions on the Pain Toolkit Instagram account www.instagram.com/paintoolkit?...

So come and join us.

#InspireSelfMgt

13.02.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Myself and @keithmeldrum.bsky.social would like to hear from you, if you are a Supported Self Management #Influencer for people living with long term health conditions.

selfmgttoolkit.org

#InspireSelfMgt

03.02.2026 08:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Today’s A Path Forward post is about the fundamental importance of universally embedding the updated and new definitions of pain into all healthcare education curricula. Chronic pain is biopsychosocial.

www.facebook.com/share/p/17Tf...

30.01.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Keep getting asked about Co-creating Health and no, it’s not NEW ‼️

I’ve been working with healthcare professionals like Katie Knapton Knapton - Universities and pharma companies here and around the world for years.

Read more The Health Foundation

www.health.org.uk/funding-and-...

25.01.2026 09:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Today’s blog post is the need to support people who live with persistent pain through an enactive lens.

Blog link: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DyP...

21.01.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Message me your experiences

#InspireSelfMgt

18.01.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

What the Supported Self Management World still needs to work on…Providing Supported Self Mgt Programmes/courses/workshops in and for people

- different languages
- learning materials in different languages and concepts
- with vision or hearing problems
- mental health,
- learning difficulties

17.01.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

I posted this Poll 1st January 6yrs ago.

Going by recent conversations with healthcare providers, nothing has really changed.

What’s your opinion❓

More importantly, when is the healthcare community going to do something about it❓

#InspireSelfMgt

@keithmeldrum.bsky.social

02.01.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Post image

Sunset in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (December 30).

31.12.2025 00:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Today’s A Path Forward post is about focusing on regaining function when interventions are not appropriate. Even interventionists can be allies in supporting people in supported self-management.

tinyurl.com/sjy9hhsz

29.12.2025 00:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image

Today’s blog post is about meaningful movement/physical activity as part of managing our long-term health conditions. Consistency is key. Link: tinyurl.com/mrx6sh5e

24.12.2025 06:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pete & Keith discuss and review 2025 7th December 2025
Pete & Keith discuss and review 2025 7th December 2025 YouTube video by Pain and Self Management Toolkit

Pete & Keith Meldrum @keithmeldrum.bsky.social
discuss and review our 2025.

We also chat about all the organisations, self managers and healthcare workers who have inspired us this year.

Well worth a watch

youtu.be/2y9s8itzbXk?... via @YouTube

#InspireSelfMgt

08.12.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black-and-white historical photograph showing a massive, billowing mushroom cloud rising high above a calm body of water. The cloud is dark and turbulent at the base, gradually lightening toward the top, with a thick stem connecting it to the surface. A small ship is visible in the foreground on the water, dwarfed by the enormous cloud, providing scale. The horizon is flat with distant land or trees faintly visible.

Black-and-white historical photograph showing a massive, billowing mushroom cloud rising high above a calm body of water. The cloud is dark and turbulent at the base, gradually lightening toward the top, with a thick stem connecting it to the surface. A small ship is visible in the foreground on the water, dwarfed by the enormous cloud, providing scale. The horizon is flat with distant land or trees faintly visible.

On Dec. 6, 1917 at 8:45 a.m., the Imo and Mont-Blanc (which was packed with explosives) collided in Halifax Harbour.
At 9:05 a.m., the Mont-Blanc exploded. The 2.9 kiloton blast levelled most of Halifax, killed 1,700 and injured 9,000.
This is the story.

πŸ“Έ LAC

🧡 1/12

06.12.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8
Post image

December 6th in Canada is The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On this day in 1989, 14 women were murdered in an anti-feminist attack; another 10 women and 4 men were injured. It is known as the Γ‰cole Polytechnique massacre.

We can never forget what happened.

06.12.2025 20:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0