Current Activities
With funding from Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CIRPD is developing a Chronic Pain Needs Assessment Survey. This survey will target people who have chronic pain to assess what their current challenges and information needs are. Our aim is to use the results to inform our Chronic Pain Self-Management Toolkit that is in its beginning stages.
Marc White PhD, is Vice-President, and Research Chair for the Canadian Pain Coalition which is creating resources for people with various chronic pain conditions.
CIRPD is hosting a series of free webinars for people with chronic pain. Our “Chronic Pain, The Journey Forward” series starts in the summer of 2011 and all recordings will be available to the public after the events.
Past Educational Conference and Workshops
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Chronic Pain Conference
In February of 2011, CIRPD hosted the Musculoskeletal Disorders and Chronic Pain: Evidence-based approaches for clinical care, disability prevention and claims management. This event drew 150 attendants from around the world. This conference aimed to present the latest research, evidence-based literature synthesis and real world application regarding assessment, management and prevention for musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain and disability.
Women with Chronic Pain- Free Education Seminar
In 2007, CIRPD and Neal Pearson from Life is Now held a free 3.5 hour public education session for women with persistent pain titled Overcome Pain, Live Well Again. This presentation provides a new optimistic evidence-based approach which finds that understanding pain can promote recovery from chronic pain.
Presentation Video
Chronic Pain: Beat the Blues!
In 2006, CIRPD hosted three educational presentations by Dr. Kenneth Craig R. Psych. Dr. Craig presented a summary of current research on the potential for mood, worry or social problems to complicate the lives of people with chronic pain. This included a discussion of factors associated with resiliency and emotional health, as well as non-pharmacological or behavioural treatment options and their cost effectiveness.
Pain Emanating from the Head and Neck
1995
Banff, Alberta
Proceedings published in the Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
Industrial Myoskeletal Disorder: Designing Prevention and Cost Effective Rehabilitation Programmes
1993
Prague, Czech Republic
Pain and Disability, Can we prevent them?
1992
University of Oxford, Oxford, England
Nerves, Muscles and Joints: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
1990
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Common Musculoskeletal Dysfunction, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
1986
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Last Updated: July 8, 2011
Reviewed by: Marc White PhD, Scientific & Executive Director, CIRPD