Past Events
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January 28 - January 30, 2019
2019 North American Cannabis Summit
Dear colleagues, The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction is proud to announce the 2019 North American Cannabis Summit, hosted in partnership with Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), the University of California — Office of the President and UCLA…
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January 11 - January 12, 2019
Workshop: Chronic Pain Management for Occupational Therapists
Please note these start and end times: Friday, January 11th 2019 from 9:30am-5:00pm Saturday, January 12th 2019 from 9:00am-5:00pm Who should attend? Occupational Therapists interested in developing or enhancing sound clinical skills in…
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December 13, 2018
Contemporary Treatment Approaches for Chronic Tendon Pain | Webinar with Dr. Alex Scott Dec 13 at noon PST
Many treatments have been recommended for the treatment of chronic tendon pain (tendinopathy). The diversity of possible treatments can challenge patients and their treatment providers. This webinar will take an evidence-informed approach while presenting a contemporary understanding of chronic…
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December 3, 2018
Caught in the Crossfire: Patients, Opiates, and the Politics of Pain | Dr. Andrea Tone Colloquium December 3
The BC Pain Research Network is pleased to sponsor a colloquium given by Dr. Andrea Tone, Professor of History & Canada Research Chair in the Social History of Medicine from the Department of Psychiatry at McGill. The title of her talk is "Caught in the Crossfire: Patients, Opiates, and the…
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November 27, 2018
Physical and Behavioral Integrative Therapies for People with Chronic Spinal Pain | Seminar by Dr. Nicholas Karayannis Nov 27
Nicholas Vasilis Karayannis, MPT, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine Musculoskeletal Pain Physiotherapist Stanford Medicine Pain Management Center Dr. Nicholas Karayannis (Pronounced KA-ruh-YAH-nees) is a postdoctoral research fellow in…
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November 14, 2018
Webinar: The Cannabis Question: Culture to Science with Clinical Pharmacist Terri Betts
In this webinar, clinical pharmacist Terri Betts will speak to many of the question providers have about prescribing cannabis for chronic pain. Her presentation will address: Known pharmacology, especially THC and CBD effects What we know about dosing Indications for…
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November 9, 2018
Pain, Affect, and Opioids Workshop Nov 9 at UBC Robson Square Theater
This workshop will concentrate on the significance of the affective-motivational dimension of pains which is the source of pain's intrinsic badness, and thus the main ground for pain's relevance to moral philosophy, human wellbeing, and to health professionals and researchers. Endogenous opioid…
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October 24, 2018
Webinar: Acupuncture and Chronic Pain with Dr. Teresa Clarke
In this webinar, Dr. Teresa Clarke will present on the history of acupuncture and summarize the research studies on the neurophysiology, underlying its mechanism of action. While the ancient Chinese developed a complex framework of diagnosis and treatment resulting in the foundation of…
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October 24, 2018
Nonverbal Assessment of Pain Workshop
Verbal self-report has historically been considered the gold standard of clinical assessments of pain, with some scholars suggesting that self-report is built in to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) definition of pain. However, the IASP definition also notes that the …
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October 22, 2018
BC Pain Research Day: a community building event showcasing current local pain research Oct 22
BC Pain Research Day 2018 Keynote Debra B. Gordon RN, DNP, FAAN Biosketch Dr Gordon is the Co-Director for the Harborview Integrated Pain Care Program and Teaching Associate with the Department of…