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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.
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Watch for more event information coming soon!
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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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