The Atlantic Mentorship Network is a non-industry-funded, multi-faceted organization whose goal is to improve the capacity of community-based primary care providers and allied health care professionals to provide evidence-informed, compassionate care to people living with chronic pain, substance use and/or mental health through adaptive mentorship. It maintains Provincial Networks in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Text LinkPain BC's Pain Support Line provides free information, support, and a listening ear to people wanting to talk about their own pain or that of a family member or friend. In addition to supporting people living with pain, the Pain Support Line also responds to enquiries from health care professionals and other organizations. This service is only available to people living in British Columbia.
Text LinkA podcast for youth and young adults with rheumatic diseases. Take a Pain Check Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Natasha Trehan who hosts podcasts every other Sunday, engaging guests in conversations about their chronic illness, their relationships, accomplishments, lifestyle, and much more.
Text LinkA blog for youth and young adults with rheumatic diseases. Take a Pain Check is a non-profit organization committed to the mission of supporting youth and young adults with rheumatic diseases through social media, initiatives, advocacy, and raising awareness.
Text LinkWebinars on pain and pain management for veterans and others with pain, their families, and their health care providers.
Text LinkGuidelines, resources, and practical advice to help guide pain researchers’ and/or trainees’ meaningfully engage patient partners in their work.
Text LinkThe Canadian Journal of Pain is an open access journal that publishes research from all disciplines involved in the study of pain, including the clinical and basic sciences, epidemiology, and health policy and health systems. The Canadian Journal of Pain is the Official Journal of the Canadian Pain Society.
Text LinkA downloadable list of pain management apps and online resources for kids curated by Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKiP).
Text LinkA downloadable guide to supporting kids with pain at school for teachers, students, and parents.
Text LinkThe Faces Pain Scale – Revised (FPS-R) is a self-report measure of pain intensity developed for children. The scale shows a close linear relationship with visual analog pain scales across the age range of 4-16 years. It is easy to administer and requires no equipment except for the photocopied faces.
Text LinkRecommendations on wait times for the treatment of pain from the International Association for the Study of Pain's Task Force on Wait-Times.
Text LinkThe Guide to Pain Management in Low-Resource Settings is a resource from the IASP intended to support health care providers in low-resource settings. Practitioners in settings with limited resources will benefit from easy-to-read information about simple and cost-effective approaches that can provide maximum effects in managing pain in their patients.
Text LinkThe Pain Research Forum provides a place for the international pain research community to engage in an open exchange of information and ideas.
Text LinkThe journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain - the open home of global research and emerging pain science.
Text LinkPain Canada's free, self-paced online program for health care providers who want to support people living with pain to move with more ease.
Text LinkGain improved competence in providing complex pain care through free monthly virtual learning and mentorship sessions led by an interdisciplinary team of pain specialists and other community health care providers. This program is free to access for health care providers in BC.
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