Be sure to visit poster #77 this afternoon where postdoc Laura Connoy, PhD will present the findings of our scoping review on #ChronicPain and marginalization.

#CanadianPain24

Excited for #CanadianPain24 ! Please join us for “Democratizing Participant Engagement of Marginalized Communities in Chronic Pain Research: Crafting a Way Forward” with Dr Dr Abhimanyu Sud Fiona Webster, PhD Paula Rowland Leigha Comer, PhD and Desmond Williams. Apr 28, 10:50-12:05, Ontario Room

Wow! We're thrilled to see that our paper received a 'Top Pick' recognition by the Editor of the The Journal of Pain for the #DEI category at US Association for the Study of Pain!

Find the paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New 📄 collaboration with Fiona Webster, PhD, Laura Connoy, PhD in Canadian Journal of Pain: ‘Attending to marginalization in the chronic pain literature: A scoping review’ Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing Centre for Health Equity and Social Inclusion Western Research Western University 🔓 buff.ly/4cJ3vUX

We're building a Knowledge Mobilization Committee for our research partnership and we would love to hear your suggestions. If you've been involved in knowledge mobilization committee or working group, what went well and what challenges did you encounter?
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Congratulations to Anna Hood, PhD, Anna M Hood PhD for receiving the Ulf Lindblom Young Investigator Prize for Clinical Science! This prize honors her achievements as a scholar in the field of pain in clinical science. Discover more about Dr Hood's work: bit.ly/4a46LZl

1/ L’équipe se penche sur les iniquités structurelles découlant d’enjeux systémiques comme le racisme, les préjugés sexistes et la pauvreté pour mieux saisir l’écart actuel entre la compréhension clinique de la complexité médicale et la complexité sociale de la vie des patients.

Featured: Drs Laura Connoy, PhD & Fiona Webster, PhD challenge Drs Sullivan and Tripp’s recent argument on pain catastrophizing. While education is necessary but insufficient to address stigma and bias in health care, language does matter!

Free for 30 days: jpain.org/article/S1526-…

We're so excited to learn that our poster, which will be presented by postdoc Laura Connoy, PhD, is a semi-finalist in the Canadian Pain Society ASM poster competition 🥳 Big congrats to the other semi-finalists 👏 We're looking forward to seeing everyone in Ottawa next month!
#CanadianPain24

The illusion of neutrality: 'Scientists refraining from engaging with socio-political issues in a not-neutral world is not neutrality. It is a political position that avoids responsibility to society' ukrant.nl/the-illusion-o…

#InternationalWomensDay Let's spotlight women with #ChronicPain . Their fight is often unseen in equity talks. Let's #InspireInclusion by advocating for equitable care & celebrating their resilience. Together, we can bridge gaps in understanding & support #IWD2024 #EquityAndHealth

Should clinicians still use the term “pain catastrophizing”?🤔

And if not, what do you think should replace it?

❎Laura Connoy, PhD & Fiona Webster, PhD say we need a new term jpain.org/article/S1526-…

✅Michael J.L. Sullivan & Dean A Tripp suggest to keep the name, change the concept…

Call for submissions for an edited volume:

'Reframing Endometriosis: Power, Politics and Potential Futures'

*Please circulate widely*

Proposed chapter abstracts deadline: Feb 28, 2024

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Congrats to two of our PEPR team members Laura Connoy, PhD and Fiona Webster, PhD on their latest publication - “Why Language Matters in Chronic Pain: The Example of Pain Catastrophizing”

#Pain catastrophizing is a contested term. Building on their work w/ Beth Darnall, PhD, Laura Connoy, PhD & Fiona Webster, PhD reaffirm “why language matters” in the #ChronicPain space. Link to new open access publication in The Journal of Pain here 👇

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

jpain.org/article/S1526-…

We surveyed 3,500 patients on the term 'pain catastrophizing'

• 1/3 of those who had heard of the term said it was problematic or stigmatizing.

• Of those, 12% reported stigma from the term.

We concluded: 'Clinician education on patient-centered terminology may improve care…

New 📄 co-authored by Laura Connoy, PhD and Fiona Webster, PhD in The Journal of Pain: ‘Why language matters in chronic pain: The example of pain catastrophizing’ Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing Centre for Health Equity and Social Inclusion Western Research Western University 🔒 doi.org/10.1016/j.jpai…