Welcome to the Chronic Pain Network
The Chronic Pain Network is one of five networks to receive funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) and represents an unprecedented level of collaboration amongst national stakeholders.
Working with patients as partners, the Network supports, coordinates and synchronizes leading innovative and high-impact research with the ultimate goal of removing barriers to better chronic pain management.
Network News
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National Pain Awareness Week 2021
November 7, 2021
As part of National Pain Awareness Week in Canada, organizations from across the country are using their collective voices to advocate for the one in five Canadians living with chronic pain. We must make pain a priority.
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New funding opportunity from the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans
October 5, 2021
The CPCoE has just announced three new research funding opportunities. Learn more here.
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New Rapid Recommendations Released for Medical Cannabis or Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain
September 9, 2021
September saw new guidelines on cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain published in the British Medical Journal.
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CPN co-applicant Jason Busse named Canada Research Chair
June 16, 2021
Busse is the new Canada Research Chair in Prevention & Management of Chronic Pain (Tier 2).
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Deadline Extended for Funding Opportunities
May 6, 2021
Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans extends deadline for research funding and graduate scholarship applications to May 31, 2021.
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Canadian Pain Task Force Releases Final Report
May 5, 2021
The report addresses the third and final mandate of the Task Force, providing recommendations on priority actions to ensure people with pain are recognized and supported and that pain is understood, prevented and effectively treated across Canada.
Coming Events
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GaitNET - OA Canada Seminar Series #2
Virtual
As part of the GaitNET-OA Canada and the MSK Rehab Research Network seminar series, join us for a discussion about clinical biomechanics research as it relates to the interplay between pain and gait biomechanics.