Pain BC's nine-week online program designed to empower people with pain to improve well-being. The weekly 90-minute online group class is delivered by Pain BC's clinical support staff, and is free to access for people with pain living in BC.
Text LinkPain BC has numerous downloadable multilingual information sheets on accessing income supports, managing pain, choosing the right health care provider, and other commonly asked questions by people living with pain.
Text LinkLivePlanBe+ is Pain Canada's free online program that helps people with pain learn to make small changes that add up to big improvements in well-being.
Text LinkPIPN's virtual Pain Self-Management Education and Support Groups help you find the support you need to acquire and apply self-management skills, reintroduce meaning and purpose into your life, and, most importantly, regain the confidence to establish your own "new normal."
Text LinkThis toolkit is designed for family physicians and other providers to help navigate the journey of care for patients with vulvodynia. From diagnosis to initiating management of symptoms for patients with vulvodynia, this toolkit is your go-to resource for step-by-step compassionate care.
Text LinkThis evidence-informed common core curriculum serves as a foundational resource for self-management programs within tertiary chronic pain programs and other clinical settings.
Text LinkThe CARD system provides strategies that can be used to help cope before and during vaccination and needle procedures for children. The system consists of resources such as videos, handouts and activities that will help to prepare you and your child for vaccinations.
Text LinkThis online collection of informational packages provides information for parents and caregivers on acute, transitional, and chronic pain in children.
Text LinkThe Youth in Pain: Solutions for Effective Opioid Use project is one of SKIP’s most recent initiatives and was established in response to Health Canada’s Action Plan for Pain in Canada (2021), and guided by SKIP’s 2020 Opioids and Our Children national scoping meeting. The project’s overall aim is to share evidence-based solutions for the medical use of opioids to address short- and long-term pain in youth.
Text LinkThis standard guides the delivery of quality pediatric pain management. It focuses on how organizational leaders and dedicated teams should provide care based on the needs, goals, abilities, and preferences of children and their families. It does not prescribe a particular approach or intervention to pain management.
Text LinkThe Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Survey was developed and launched on International Women’s Day 2021 with the goal of eliciting a stronger understanding of patients’ experiences and identifying information gaps across different stages of life. This report on the survey's findings will help organizations in continuing to raise awareness and advocating for better care and health outcomes for women+*. The insights and testimonials provided will also help guide the development of programs and resources to support the community.
Text Link"Needle pokes" are one of the most common sources of pain for children seeking emergency medical care. This video and infographic provide information about needle pokes and useful tips for parents and families who have a child that may require a needle poke.
Text LinkThis eBook follows a teenager and her family’s experiences dealing with chronic pain, sharing the struggle to achieve daily activities and how the family learned to cope with and manage her pain. This tool is also available as an audiobook with breathing exercises, and as a videobook.
Text LinkAn archive of webinar recordings on patient engagement in research from the Chronic Pain Network.
Text LinkProviding care in the clinical areas of chronic pain, mental health and substance use, either alone or as co-morbidities, can be challenging. The BC Adaptive Mentorship Network for Pain, Mental Health and Substance Use (BCAMN) aims to build primary care capacity to support British Columbians living with chronic pain, mental health and substance use conditions.
Text LinkPain Waves is a podcast created by Pain BC where listeners can hear leading chronic pain experts and people in pain discuss the latest pain management research, tools, stories, and trends.
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