Action on Pain Podcast: Episode #25

The Chronic Pain Network is proud to financially support the Action on Pain podcast, the first podcast in Canada fully grounded in Health Canada’s Action Plan for Pain. This podcast is hosted by three people with lived experience Jennifer Daly-Cyr, Virginia McIntyre, and Keith Meldrum.

Real stories. Expert voices. Action for change.

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In this week’s episode, Dr. Lydia Hatcher, a family physician, pain management specialist, and president of the Canadian Academy of Pain Management (CAPM) discusses the Academy’s 30-year mission of educating clinicians and patients using a biopsychosocial approach—treating the whole person, not just the pain. The conversation highlights the importance of patient voices in medical education, setting realistic functional goals, and moving beyond opioid-focused care. Dr. Hatcher also addresses the significance of recognizing pain as a disease under the ICD-11 classification.

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