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 partner, 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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A new research paper co-authored by CPN co-applicant Melanie Noel
January 13, 2020
Led by PhD student Alexandra Neville, the paper "A 'dyadic dance' pain catastrophizing moderates the daily relationships between parent mood and protective responses and child chronic pain" has now been published in PAIN.
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CPN principal applicant Jennifer Stinson con-investigator on international research collaboration
January 10, 2020
Awarded a $9-million research grant through the NIH, the five-year project seeks to uncover a biological signature for chronic pain in adolescents.
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CPN researcher says a variety of medical conditions could be relieved by exposing patients to specific sound frequencies
October 20, 2019
CPN researcher Lee Bartel has explored the effects of sound frequencies to decrease physical pain.
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Help #SeePainMoreClearly
October 1, 2019
Help us create awareness to improve pain assessments for people living with severe dementia by watching this quick video and using the #SeePainMoreClearly on your social media channels.
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New research centre will address chronic pain among veterans
July 29, 2019
The federal government announced $20 million in funding to establish the Centre of Excellence on Chronic Pain, will focus on chronic pain of veterans, setting standards of care that will help veterans across the country.
Coming Events
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2020 Chronic Pain Network Annual Meeting
David Braley Health Science Centre
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2020 Canadian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting
Hyatt Regency Calgary