PAIN SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
2022 WORLD PAIN SUMMIT
#painabwps2022
PAIN SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
2022 WORLD PAIN SUMMIT
#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
OUR EXHIBITORS
The incredible organizations that support our goals of
improving chronic pain care in Alberta and beyond.
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