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Power over Pain Portal supports patients living with chronic pain
August 22, 2023
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Dr. Patricia Poulin, working with colleagues and patient partners across the country, has launched a first-in-Canada virtual chronic pain management portal.
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Men and women process pain signals differently
March 22, 2022
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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
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Can behavioural science help reduce unnecessary medical tests?
March 11, 2019
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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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Study could help manage pain in delirious patients
March 23, 2016
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A study led by Drs. Salmaan Kanji and Heather MacPhee is the first to show that a behaviour-based tool for assessing pain works even for delirious patients who are unable to say how they’re feeling. Up to 80 percent of patients in the Intensive C
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