September is #PainAwarenessMonth! Let's bring awareness of pain, acute ->chronic. Excited to kick off this month at #ESRA2024, focusing on the power of #regionalanesthesia to provide the best method of pain management for our surgical patients & to treat chronic pain. #PedsPain

Exclnt but sobering The Guardian⁩ article - hopefully ⁦Follow us @GovCanHealth⁩ #ActionPlanforPaininCanada will help mitigate impact 🇨🇦 ⁦Canadian Pain Society⁩ ⁦Pain Canada⁩ Pain Ontario ⁦Dr. Christine Chambers⁩ ⁦André Picard⁩ ⁦𝙳𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚊 𝙺𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚕, 𝙼𝙳 𝙼𝙷𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝙰𝙿⁩ theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

This week is National Pain Awareness Week! As a newly launched non-profit committed to navigating pain together, for Ontario, we are proud to celebrate! Chronic pain impacts 1 in 5 Canadians in ALL age groups. #NPAW2024 #prioritizepain #NPAW2024 #PrioritizePain

What a wonderful evening at the UTCSP event at Hart House with Drs. Rachael Bosma and Dr. Rebecca Pillai Riddell, CPsych, FCAHS and many others. Women academics - almost exclusively - have been my biggest mentors and supporters in academia and the #pain community is no exception! Pain Ontario iOuch Pain Research Lab

🚨 Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Ontarians, yet pain care remains underfunded & inaccessible. This election, let’s make chronic pain a priority! Contact your candidates & demand action. 🗳️ Join Pain Ontario in advocating for change. #ChronicPainMatters #OntarioVotes 𝙳𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚊 𝙺𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚕, 𝙼𝙳 𝙼𝙷𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝙰𝙿

In a new editorial from Editor-in-Chief of #PAIN Karen Deborah Davis reaffirms the journal’s commitment to considering sex and gender disparities in pain research and management. bit.ly/3D5WgJO

Nearly 3 million Ontarians live with chronic pain, yet access to care remains a challenge. As healthcare takes center stage this election, let's ensure pain management is part of the conversation. Pain Ontario

Make Pain a Priority This Election! Contact your local candidates today to ensure pain is on their agenda. Together, we can make a difference! Visit our election page for tips on how each of us can advocate. painontario.ca/on-election #chronicpain #pedspain #pain

Pain Ontario

Congratulations on the launch of this important (and needed!) organization 👏

We, as pain experts, should guide patients towards a better life rather than concentrating solely on their pain.

Since 2023, Pain Ontario, a non-profit has been improving pain management in Ontario. Fiona Campbell, MD and Dr. 𝙳𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚊 𝙺𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚕, 𝙼𝙳 𝙼𝙷𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝙰𝙿 at SickKids, sit on the Founding Board, works with people living with pain, caregivers, healthcare providers, and researchers to influence its work.