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Power over Pain Portal supports patients living with chronic pain Power over Pain Portal supports patients living with chronic pain
August 22, 2023 - Dr. Patricia Poulin, working with colleagues and patient partners across the country, has launched a first-in-Canada virtual chronic pain management portal.
Men and women process pain signals differently Men and women process pain signals differently
March 22, 2022 - A new study published in the journal BRAIN shows for the first time that neurons in the spinal cord process pain signals differently in women compared to men. The finding could lead to better and more personalized treatments for chronic pain, which a
Can behavioural science help reduce unnecessary medical tests? Can behavioural science help reduce unnecessary medical tests?
March 11, 2019 - Up to one in three medical tests and treatments in Canada are not needed, and can expose patients to harm, stress, and longer wait times.
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Researchers


Name Scientific appointment Diseases, conditions and populations of interest Research and clinical approaches
Austin, Michael
MD, FRCPC, DRCPSC (PTM)
Clinician Investigator
(ACR)
Asthma, Cardiac arrest, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Diabetes, Pain, Population health, Stroke Clinical decision rules, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Critical care, Emergency medicine, Palliative care, Risk assessment
Dennis, Kristopher
MD FRCPC PhD
Clinician Investigator
(CR)
Cancer, Colorectal cancer, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health, Gastric cancer, Liver cancer, Pain, Pancreatic cancer Behaviour, Biomarkers, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Health professional behaviour change, Health services research, Palliative care, Pragmatic trials, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews
Finestone, Hillel
MD, FRCPC
Clinician Investigator
(ICD)
Chronic pain, Musculoskeletal conditions, Pain, Stroke Rehabilitation
Harrison, Denise
RN, PhD
Affiliate Investigator
(MIR)
Newborn and child health, Pain Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Knowledge translation and implementation research
McIsaac, Daniel
MD, MPH, FRCPC
Scientist
(ACR)
Aging, Frailty, Health in older peoples, Pain, Population health Anesthesiology, Artificial intelligence and data science, Big data, Biostatistics, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Digital and mobile health, Epidemiology, Health services research, Patient engagement, Peri-operative medicine, Public health, Quality Improvement, Risk assessment, Surgery, Systematic reviews
Poulin, Patricia
C. Psych.
Associate Scientist
(NS)
Addiction, Anxiety, Cancer, Chronic pain, Depression, Health equity, Musculoskeletal conditions, Pain Anesthesiology, Behaviour, Biomarkers, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Emergency medicine, Epidemiology, Health professional behaviour change, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Palliative care, Patient decision aids, Patient safety, Peri-operative medicine, Pragmatic trials, Psychology, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews


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