This National Volunteer Week we recognize every volunteer and celebrate each contribution. Right now, whatever we can contribute is valued and needed. Volunteering matters. Sharing your time and skills is vital to the wellbeing, inclusivity and strength of our communities.

It’s volunteer appreciation week! Our incredible volunteers, like Ana Patino, a Coaching for Health volunteer, make Pain BC's programs possible. Thank you for all you do, Ana!

#VolunteerAppreciationWeek #VolunteerRecognition #HealthVolunteers #CommunitySupport

Our President Ahmer Karimuddin joined Minister Adrian Dix for an update on the #ProvincialAttachmentSystem , introducing new digital tools to better link patients with #FamilyPhysicians & #NursePractitioners . news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024H…

Join us next Friday for National Pain Rounds for Professionals and for Trainees.
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⨠ Register for FREE at canadianpainsociety.ca/painrounds
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#canadianpain rounds #CanadianPainSociety #canadianpain #paincanada #chronicpain #douleurchronique

Don't miss PowerOverPainPortal's free webinar on Pain and Trauma to learn about ways to decrease the impact of trauma for better health and well-being, on April 19 at 10am PST.

➡️Register today: ow.ly/7ZM550RbLk3

#PainManagement #TraumaHealing #MentalHealthAwareness

Chronic pain is common among many Canadians with cancer, both from the disease itself and
sometimes from cancer treatment. This Daffodil Month, let's come together to raise awareness and learn more about cancer, visit cancer.ca/en/

Canadian Cancer Society

#WorldHealthDay is only 2 days away, and this year's motto is 'My health, my right’; chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services, education, and information.

➡️Find out more about World Health Day on ow.ly/ZEFh50QUS7O.

Lots of great evidence-based guidance & resources in this 'Opioids and Pain in Youth Toolkit' for health professionals to guide safe, effective, & equitable #pain management. Solutions for Kids in Pain Health Canada and PHAC #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Chatted today w/ students about #PatientEngagement in #Research and how they would action CIHR-IMHA Community's PE course. Grateful to see their creativity in working with #PatientPartners .
👉About the course: youtube.com/watch?v=eKpVEA…
👉Take it here! youtube.com/watch?v=eKpVEA…

Have you registered yet for the Pacific Pain Forum? Taking place online and in person in Vancouver on April 12, the Pacific Pain Forum is a great opportunity to learn about advances in clinical care, research and innovations in pain medicine.

Register now: pacificpainforum.ca/register/

Are you interested in volunteering as a Pain Support and Wellness Group facilitator? We are seeking volunteers who are Cantonese speakers to facilitate new groups. To learn more, visit: painbc.ca/get-involved/v…

Today’s blog post is about the overly used and highly misunderstood pain scale. Not a new topic at all, but one that is worth mentioning as it remains a focus of far too many clinical appointments. It’s just not effective or helpful.
#HumanityInHealthcare
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This March, when you sign up to make a monthly gift of $20 or more to Pain BC, CanadaHelps will give us an extra $20 donation. Sign up to multiply your impact on the lives of people with pain!

canadahelps.org/en/dn/66340

A few days ago, Federal Health Minister Mark Holland announced the first phase of Pharmacare legislation, which aims to provide universal coverage for several contraception and diabetes medications.
What are your hopes for this new initiative?

Read more: cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Pain and inflammation can go hand in hand for people with #RheumatoidArthritis . Listen to rheumatologist and researcher Dr. Janet Pope as she explains how the inflammation can cause pain beyond the joints. Learn more here: youtube.com/watch?v=8v9bRK… CIHR-IMHA Community Pain BC

This article from CBC's 'White Coat, Black Art' series highlights the need for a wide variety of pain care methods for chronic back pain, as well as taking a look at the biopsychosocial approach to pain. cbc.ca/radio/whitecoa…

This International Women’s Day, we would like to take a moment to celebrate the women advancing chronic pain research, education and peer support and their efforts to improve health equity in Canada.

Thank you for all you do! #IWD2024 #EmbraceEquity

Are you interested in volunteering as a Pain Support and Wellness Group facilitator? We are seeking volunteers who are Punjabi speakers to facilitate new virtual groups. To learn more, visit: painbc.ca/get-involved/v…