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Clinical Research Network

The Clinical Research Network (CRN) consists of 16 university-affiliated pain centres across Canada. These sites support and generate both pediatric and adult research. Each site has a Research Coordinator.
The Clinical Research Network is co-chaired by Dr. Ian Gilron and Chris DeBow, CRN patient partner.

Adult Sites

University of British Columbia

Local PI: John (Kip) Kramer
Coordinator: TBD

Hamilton Health Sciences

Local PI: Norm Buckley
Coordinator: Jennifer Anthonypillai

Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Local PI: Scott Duggan
Coordinator: Etienne Bisson

University of Manitoba

Local PI: Renee El-Gabalawy
Coordinator: Gabrielle Logan

Ottawa Health Research Institute

Local PI: Patricia Poulin
Coordinator: Danielle Rice

Sinai Health System/Wasser Pain Clinic

Local PI: Keith Jarvi, James Khan
Coordinator: Susan Lau

Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre

Local PI: Yoram Shir
Coordinator: Sylvie Toupin

Université Laval

Local PI: Anne Marie Pinard/ René Truchon
Coordinator: Élodie Traverse, Orlane Ballot

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal

Local PI: Gabrielle Pagé, Aline Boulanger
Coordinator: Amel Bagdhadli

Université Sherbrooke

Local PI: Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme
Coordinator: Marylie Martel

Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute

Local PI: Tanya Di Renna
Coordinator: Nida Mustafa

St. Joseph's Health Care Pain Management Program (Western University)

Local PI: Geoff Bellingham
Coordinator: TBD

Pediatric Sites

Alberta Children's Health Research Institute

Local PIs: Melanie Noel, Nivez Rasic & Tiffany Rice
Coordinator: Kendra Mueri

University of Saskatchewan

Local PI: Krista Baerg
Coordinator: Amanjot Kaur

Hospital for Sick Children

Local PI: Jennifer Stinson / Fiona Campbell / Deepa Kattail
Coordinator: Lauren Harris & Rachel Kelly

London Health Sciences Centre

Local PI: Raju Poolacherla
Coordinator: TBD

BC Children’s Hospital (University of British Columbia)

Local PI: Tim Oberlander
Coordinator: TBD

Children’s Hospital of Easter Ontario (CHEO)

Local PI: Christine Lamontagne
Coordinator: TBD

McMaster Children’s Hospital

Local PI: Sheri Findlay
Coordinator: TBD

CHU Sainte-Justine

Local PI: Marie-Joelle Dore-Bergeron
Coordinator: Afnan Al-Saleh

Montreal Children’s Hospital

Local PI: Pablo Ingelmo
Coordinator: TBD

Adult Sites & Pediatric Sites

IWK Health Centre / Pain Clinic of the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Dalhousie University

Local PIs: Allen Finley & Karim Mukhida
Coordinators : Stephanie Blackman & Ashley Savic

University of Alberta & Stollery

Local PIs: Bruce Dick
Coordinator: Maliha Muneer