The painexplained.ca initiative seeks to promote awareness of the issue of under treated pain in Canada through a long-term, coordinated public awareness campaign with the goal of addressing the vital need to achieve better understanding, prevention and management of all types of pain in Canada.

UPCOMING EVENTS
 

Watch for more event information coming soon!


MEDIA AND NEWS
 

SNAIL VENOM INSPIRES POWERFUL PAIN RELIEVER
Discovery News
August 10, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38622638/ns/health-more_health_news/



MOUSE PAIN STUDY FACES ETHICS SCRUTINY
CBC News
July 22, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/22/mouse-pain-ethics.html#ixzz0uRA0kLua


PAINFUL RESEARCH
CBC - The National
July 21, 2010
To view the story:
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/The_National/ID=1549404688


MOVEMENT-BASED THERAPIES ARE GAINING POPULARITY IN HOW TO MANAGE CHRONIC PAIN
Visalia Times Delta
July 19, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20100719/LIFESTYLE/7190303


USE YOUR BRAIN TO RELIEVE PAIN
Telegraph-Journal
July 17, 2010
For the full story:
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/magazine/article/1137928


DOES THE WEATHER REALLY AFFECT PAIN?
Pain-Topics.org News/Research Updates
July 15, 2010
For the full story:
http://updates.pain-topics.org/2010/07/does-weather-really-affect-pain.html


CHRONIC PAIN SURVEYS PORTRAY A WORLD OF HURT
Pain-Topics.org News/Research Updates
June 25, 2010
For the full story:
http://updates.pain-topics.org/2010/06/chronic-pain-surveys-portray-world-of.html


OPIOIDS FOR CHRONIC NONCANCER PAIN: A NEW CANADIAN PRACTICE GUIDELINE
Canadian Medical Association Journal
May 3, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.cmaj.ca


PAYING FOR PAIN
Canadian Family Physician
April 2010
For the full story:
http://www.cfp.ca/cgi/content/full/56/4/396


MEN AND WOMEN DIFFER IN PAIN DRUG ABUSE RISKS
American Pain Society
April 27, 2010
For the full press release visit:
http://www.newswise.com/articles/men-and-women-differ-in-pain-drug-abuse-risks


PAINFUL TRUTHS
Times Transcript
April 3, 2010
For the full story:

http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/1005285


PEDIATRICIANS WARY OF TREATING CHRONIC PAIN
Pain-Topics.org News/Research Updates
April 1, 2010
For the full story:

http://updates.pain-topics.org/2010/04/pediatricians-wary-of-treating-chronic.html



GETTING TO THE ROOT OF OPIOID ADDICTIONS
The Peterborough Examiner
March 25, 2010
For the full story:

http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2507035


PREREQUISITES FOR OXYCONTIN PRESCRIPTIONS GET TOUGHER
Winnipeg Free Press
March 24, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/breakingnews/Prerequisites-for-OxyContin-prescriptions-get-tougher-89030732.html


CALGARY RESEARCHERS UNLOCK GENE SECRETS OF OPIUM POPPY
CTV News
March 14, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100314/poppy_research_100314/20100314?hub=Health


MUSIC LISTENING SOOTHES THE SAVAGE BEAST OF PAIN
Pain-Topics.org News/Research Updates
March 12, 2010
For the full story:
http://updates.pain-topics.org/2010/03/music-listening-soothes-savage-beast-of.html


COMMON PAINKILLERS MIGHT HIKE RISK OF HEARING LOSS
CTV News
March 10, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100310/hearing_100310/20100310?hub=Health


STRUGGLING TO WORK THROUGH THE PAIN
Globe and Mail
March 10, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/struggling-to-work-through-chronic-pain/article1495735/


INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY - BUDGETING PAIN TREATMENT IN CANADA - TOO COSTLY TO IGNORE
CNW Group
March 4, 2010
For the full advisory:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2010/04/c6847.html



THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN CANADA: A COLLECTIVE VISION FOR MD EDUCATION
In order for medical education to keep pace with the needs of these future practitioners, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), with support from Health Canada, undertook to create a collective vision for the future of medical education in Canada. This 30-month consultative project involved all 17 faculties of medicine in the country, as well as a host of other parties involved in the healthcare system. The result is a report, released late last month, entitled The Future of Medical Education in Canada: A Collective Vision for MD Education
http://www.afmc.ca/fmec



MEDICAL FACULTIES LOOK TO THE FUTURE
News @ the University of Toronto
February 23, 2010
For the full story:

http://www.news.utoronto.ca/lead-stories/medical-faculties-look-to-the-future.html


JUGGLING ACT AS HOSPITALS EYE SAVINGS
The Toronto Star
February 15, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/765613--juggling-act-as-hospitals-eye-savings



ST. JOSEPH'S TO SHUTTER FOUR CLINICS

The Toronto Star
February 11, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/healthcaresystem/article/763105--st-joseph-s-to-shutter-four-clinics



LISTEN TO A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH CPC PRESIDENT LYNN COOPER AND CFRA 580 NEWS TALK RADIO IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO.



WAIT TIME UP TO 5 YEARS AT PAIN CLINICS
The Montreal Gazette
January 31, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Wait+time+years+pain+clinics/2505060/story.html


PATIENTS WINCE AT BACKLOGS
The Montreal Gazette
January 24, 2010
For the full story:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Patients+wince+backlogs/2478471/story.html


PAIN MANAGEMENT FAILS DUE TO RX DRUG ABUSE FEARS
Pain-Topics.org
January 8, 2010
For the full story:
http://updates.pain-topics.org/2010/01/pain-management-fails-due-to-rx-drug.html


PAIN THAT WON'T GO AWAY
Globe and Mail
December 12, 2009
For the full story:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/pain-that-wont-go-away/article1398248/



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