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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Guidance on Authorship with and Acknowledgement of Patient Partners in Patient-Oriented Research paper now published!
July 2, 2020
The paper was co-authored by Chronic Pain Network patient perspective partners and members of the Patient Engagement committee.
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Meet Chronic Pain Network Patient Perspective Partner Therese Lane
June 22, 2020
Therese is featured in our June newsletter. Learn more about her and why she became involved with the Chronic Pain Network. Therese will be co-leading the CPN's July 30 Patient EngagEment in Research webinar with Janet Gunderson.
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Gentle Movement @ Home with PainBC
June 19, 2020
People in pain need accessible and safe options to manage pain during this period of physical distancing. In response to this growing need, Pain BC is offering free Gentle Movement @ Home live-streaming sessions that provide guided movement and relaxation for people living with pain from the comfort of their homes.
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Chronic Pain Network June Newsletter Now Online
June 17, 2020
Find out the latest details about what the Chronic Pain Network is up to by reading our June newsletter.
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CPN Principal Applicant Margot Latimer Nova Scotia CIHR Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing
May 13, 2020
The Chair will provide funding and infrastructure that will be used with the direction of the First Nations communities in three areas; education, research and clinical practice.
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CPN Co-Applicant Barry Sessle Awarded Gold Medal for Research
May 8, 2020
Pain science pioneer Barry Sessle has been awarded the International Association of Dental Research's highest honour, the Gold Medal, for 2020.