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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Are you the parent of a child with a brain-based development disability?
October 16, 2020
We are looking for two parents of youth with brain-based developmental disabilities who live with pain to be equal members of our research team and contribute to how we design, conduct and share about the review with others. Click here to learn more.
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New paper from CPN Principal Applicant Manon Choinière
October 8, 2020
Be sure to take a look at this new paper: Accessing care in multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities continues to be a challenge in Canada. It is a 10-year update on the Canadian STOP-PAIN project.
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Are you a trainee at a Canadian academic institution doing research in pain?
October 5, 2020
You're invited to complete an online survey to understand your experiences with and perspectives towards patient engagement in research! You could even win a prize!
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Our 3rd PEER webinar now available on YouTube
September 28, 2020
If you missed our most recent webinar on Bringing Patient EngagEment in Health Research and Knowledge Translation Together, or would like to watch it again, you can now check it out on YouTube.
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New PEER webinar now available on YouTube
September 10, 2020
If you missed our most recent webinar in the Patient EngagEment in Research webinar series, or would like to watch it again, you can now check it out on YouTube.
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Jason Busse serves as principal investigator on new evidence reviews that support avoiding opioid prescriptions for sprains and strains
August 18, 2020
Two new evidence reviews related to acute musculoskeletal injuries like strains and sprains suggest other forms of treatments are as effective as opioids and have less risk of harms to patients.
Coming Events
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PEER Webinar: Patient Engagement in Basic Science Projects: A Case Study
Zoom
Chronic Pain Network Patient Perspective Partner Lesley Singer and Chronic Pain Network Co-Applicant Nader Ghasemlou host this webinar.
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IASP World Congress
Amsterdam