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PAIN SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
2022 WORLD PAIN SUMMIT

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#painabwps2022

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PAIN SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
2022 WORLD PAIN SUMMIT

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#PainABWPS2022

THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER WONDERFUL EDUCATIONAL EVENT

Our focus is to deliver a high quality, evidence-informed and diverse event to improve pain management strategies.  We strive to advocate for continuing professional development opportunities for all health care providers in Alberta and beyond.

Our Distinguished Speakers

Opioid Panel Discussion

Dr. Jenni Joo

Keith Meldrum

Dr. Sam Parmiter

Dr. Nivez Rasic

Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw

Klaudia Zabrzenski

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Closing the Gap: Preventing Acute to Chronic Pain Transition in Surgical Patients

Dr. Jenni Joo

Dr. Nivez Rasic

Rosa Reyes

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Science-ploitation and the Rise of Science-y Unproven Therapies

Professor Timothy Caulfield

 

Workability and Return to Work

Rhea Bell

Doug Gross

Dr. Elisabeth Saxton

Dr. Elaine Wainwright

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Headache and Migraine

Dr. Alexander Melinyshyn

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Mindfulness

Dr. Jackie Gardner-Nix

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Indigenous Wisdom: How Can it Guide Us?

Arrow Big Smoke

Teresa Trudeau

Dr. Simon Colgan

How Nature Heals Us: Emerging Science of the Health Benefits When Engaging with the Natural World

Dr. Leif Hass

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Grief and Living with a Chronic Illness

Len McEwen

Lori Chomik

Dr. Sasha Mallya

 

My Healing Cycle: Challenges and Successes

Spencer Beach

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Social Prescribing: An Innovative Approach to Improve the Lives of People with Complex Pain

Dr. Marie Anne Essam

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The Navigator Tool and its use in Improving the Quality of Consultations in Chronic Pain

Dr. Martin Dunbar

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Communicating Effectively When Explaining Pain

Luke Bongiorno

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PaRx: The Evidence-Based Nature Prescription that belongs in your practice

Alexandra Chisholm

Bonnie Klassen

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Managing Arthritis

Dr. Eric Campbell

Christian Barton

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Time to Rethink an ‘Old’ Disease? The Modern Story of Osteoarthritis

Dr. Tasha Stanton

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OUR EXHIBITORS

The incredible organizations that support our goals of

improving chronic pain care in Alberta and beyond.

PLATINUM

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SILVER

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