Centre for Pediatric Pain Research
5850 University Avenue B3K 6R8 Halifax, NS, Canada

Are you a trainee at a Canadian academic institution conducting research in the field of #pain? This is the last week to complete an online survey to understand your experiences with and perspectives towards patient engagement in research: https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwneywHlLPE3UjP

Only a few days left to apply for a position as an Executive Assistant with Dr. Christine Chambers. Position closes November 25: dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/4793 Please share widely!

A message from our friends on #NationalChildDay! Thank you Solutions for Kids in Pain for making sure that the best available research evidence in children's pain management reaches those who need it! #MakingADifference #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Les parents ou les principaux fournisseurs de soins d’un nourrisson qui a été admis à une unité de soins intensifs néonatals au Canada depuis le 1er mars 2020 sont invités à participer à cette recherche à propos de votre expérience avec les restrictions à la présence familiale pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. L’enquête durera environ 30 minutes et vous aurez la chance de gagner l’une des cinq cartes-cadeaux électronique de $50CDN. Si vous êtes intéressé, veuillez appuyer su...r le lien pour participer: https://tinyurl.com/unsi-covi. Pour compléter en anglais: tinyurl.com/momlinc-nicu-covid

If you're a new parent or currently expecting and live on PEI, consider participating in an interview to help us design a website about procedural pain management for newborns. If you agree to participate, you would be interviewed by someone on our research team to get your feedback on the website we are developing. You would also be asked to complete a brief survey. Your responses will be kept confidential and if there are any questions you prefer not to answer you don’t ha...ve to. It should only take an hour of your time and interviews will be scheduled virtually and a time that is convenient for you. In appreciation of your time, you will be given a $20 Amazon e-gift card. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Brianna Richardson at [email protected].

Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo was recently interviewed by the Chronicle Herald about the study she is leading with a team of Dalhousie and IWK researchers, families and clinicians seeking input from Canadian NICU families about their experience during COVID-19 and the impact that restrictions on family presence had on their NCIU experience. To read the article: https://www.thechronicleherald.ca//halifax-researchers-se/ To complete the survey: www.tinyurl.com/momlinc-nicu-covid

On #WorldPrematurityDay, remember that #ItDoesntHaveToHurt - there are 3 ways to instantly relieve your premature baby's pain. What this YMC video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y49FOGtmwo&t=

Read the powerful story of what led Dr. Denise Harrison to pursue pain research in Nicole MacKenzie's Pain Research Forum blog post, "Making Knowledge Accessible to Improve Pain Management in Kids: A Conversation With Denise Harrison" https://buff.ly/2H5Lc2i #BeSweetToBabies #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Watch to learn how distraction, deep breathing, & topical anesthetics help so that #ItDoesntHaveToHurt when getting a #FluShot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgBwVSYqfps Bonus: Click closed captioning for 18 languages!

World Prematurity Day is today and it is so important to know the impact of COVID-19 on NICU families. Please share and complete this survey: http://tinyurl.com/momlinc-nicu-covid

Honoured that current and former members of our Centre contributed to this groundbreaking work in The Lancet Commission on Children and Adolescent Health #4Goals4Pain

Hot off the Press! Read the latest Pain Research Forum article by our very own, Nicole MacKenzie. Learn about Dr. Denise Harrison and her work on how to making knowledge accessible to improve pain management in kids #BeSweetToBabies #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Our friends at Better Nights, Better Days need a few more families to participate in their research study. See below and please share!

Undertreated, unrecognised or poorly managed pain #pediatricpain leads to long-lasting negative consequences in adulthood. The new Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission provides #4goals4pain to improve the lives of children and adolescents with pain and their families https://hubs.li/H0xDmQL0 The Lancet

Are you a trainee at a Canadian academic institution conducting research in the field of pain? You're invited to complete an online survey to understand your experiences with and perspectives towards patient engagement in research: https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwneywHlLPE3UjP Questions? Contact Kyle Vader by email at [email protected]

In case you missed it....check out the lastest Pain Research Forum blog post by Nicole MacKenzie about Dr. Densie Harrison and her work on "Making Knowledge Accessible to Improve Pain Management in Kids" https://buff.ly/2H5Lc2i #BeSweetToBabies #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Are you a caregiver of a child living with a complex health condition in Nova Scotia? If yes, researchers want to hear your experiences seeking access to respi...te care so we can learn how to better support you and your family. For more information please email: [email protected]

Getting a flu shot doesn’t have to hurt! There are things you can do to help when your kids are in pain. We are proud to be one of 4 @KidsinPain Regional Hubs. ...Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xOJQaFuJDk Visit their website www.kidsinpain.ca & join in the conversation on social media using the hashtag #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Children's Healthcare Canada wants to hear from FAMILIES! Inspiring Healthy Futures: #WeCANforKids is a new initiative co-led by Children's Healthcare Canada, the Pediatric Chairs of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research - IHDCYH, and One Youth Canada. They are hosting a focus group on Oct 27 for families to guide & shape their work. Register now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/inspiring-healthy-futures-chc-f

Are you a parent of a child or youth with Cerebral Palsy? Participants are needed for research about setting up an accessible hip surveillance program througho...ut NS for children and youth with CP. We are looking for volunteers to take part in a 90 minute video-conference focus group to help us determine the best way to set this up. For more information contact: [email protected] or call 902-943-6865.

6 tips to prepare your child for easy COVID-19 testing: https://theconversation.com/6-tips-to-prepare-your-child-fo Authored by former CPPR members: Dr. Katie Birnie (Assistant Professor and Psychologist in Pediatric Pain, University of Calgary) & Dr. Meghan McMurtry (Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Guelph; Clinical and Health Psychologist, Pediatric Chronic Pain Program, McMaster Children's Hospital) Solutions for Kids in Pain... #ItDoesntHaveToHurt See more

Do you know a teen age 12-18 with chronic pain looking for volunteer opportunities? A research team at SickKids has created a new iPhone app for 12-18 year olds... with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) pain. The iCanCope Study provides a certificate showing community service up to 7 hours for all participants with completion of the study. In many provinces volunteer hours are required for high school graduation. This is a great way to get a head start and keep track of JIA symptoms, learn pain coping strategies, set personalized goals, and learn strategies to manage your illness from other young people who also have JIA. Learn more and get involved here: https://cassieandfriends.ca//cassie-friends-partners-with/ Arthritis Society #JuvenileArthritis #ResearchStudy Sickkids Hospital Solutions for Kids in Pain #VolunteerOpportunity

Congratulations to Centre members, Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo and Justine Dol, who are included on the latest Canadian Women in Global Health List from the Canadian Society for International Health: Read about Marsha: https://www.csih.org/en/marsha-campbell-yeo Read about Justine: https://www.csih.org/en/justine-dol... Read the full list: https://www.csih.org//p/canadian-women-global-health-cwigh

Communicating about pain isn't only a problem in younger people, individuals who have Alzheimer's Disease and other types of dementia have difficulties as well. Watch this video by our friends at See Pain More Clearly to learn more: #ItDoesntHaveToHurt #SeePainMoreClearly

Posting closes tomorrow! Apply to be a Research Assistant with Dr. Christine Chambers' Research Team at the IWK Health Centre! Apply now: https://bit.ly/2FA5ZdO #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Check out the list of online resources & pain management apps that support kids in pain from our friends at Solutions for Kids in Pain during Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct 4-10, 2020)! bit.ly/33NPkuJ #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Delivering transformative action in paediatric pain | The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission Every infant, child, and adolescent will experience pain a...t times throughout their life. Paediatric pain ranges from acute to chronic, and includes procedural, disease-related, breakthrough, and other types of pain. Despite its ubiquity, pain is often silenced and appropriate relief too infrequently given. Undertreated, unrecognised, or poorly managed pain in young people can have long-lasting negative consequences in later life, including continued chronic pain, disability, and distress. It is time for change. This Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission presents four transformative goalsto make pain matter, understood, visible, and better. It sets out priorities for clinicians, researchers, funders, and policy makers, and calls for cross-sector collaboration to deliver the action needed to improve the lives of children and adolescents with pain. Read for free: https://hubs.li/H0xYFHx0 See more

Did you miss watching live? Want to watch again? Recordings of the webinar on "Qualitative Research and Pain" from the Canadian Journal of Pain's special issue are available at: https://crhesi.uwo.ca/videos/qualitative-research-and-pain/

Fear of cancer recurrence is among the most prevalent and distressing concerns reported by childhood cancer survivors. Perri Tutelman, from our Centre, and Dr. Lauren Heathcote (Stanford University School of Medicine) have published a new paper with a developmental perspective on this common fear. Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.5576

Parents or caregivers of a baby who was admitted to a Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit since March 1, 2020 to invited to participant in an online research study. A team of researchers at Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre are interested in learning about the experience that restricted family presence during the COVID-19 pandemic has had on you. Specifically, we are interested in hearing about your experiences because your infant was admitted to the NICU during a ...time when families were restricted from being with their very sick infants in the NICU in the way they normally would. If you agree to participate, you will be directed to an online survey that should take about 30 minutes to complete. Your responses will be kept confidential and if there are any questions you prefer not to answer, you don’t have to. Once you complete the survey you will have the opportunity to enter your email for the chance to win one of five $50 CAN Amazon electronic gift cards. If you are interested, please click on the link to participate: tinyurl.com/momlinc-nicu-covid

New blog alert "The challenges of having a baby during a pandemic: Participants needed for a research study on mother’s postpartum experience" written by Centre trainees Justine Dol and Brianna Richardson. Just under 30 days left to complete our survey!... https://tinyurl.com/MaritimeMomCOVIDblog If you're a mom living in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or Prince Edward Island with an infant under 6 months, you are eligible! Here is a direct link to survey: https://tinyurl.com/momlinc-covid

SPECIAL Blog Release We are so excited to announce the release of the special blog Painfully Aware, a series in collaboration with Every Child Every Tim...e. This series is an insightful collection written in the eyes of a young person with #ChronicPain in hopes to connect with other young people who live with #ChronicPain, as well as with families and care partners. #DYK that 1 in 4 #children will experience #ChronicPain? Scroll through this post to read a few teasers of what the author has to say about living with #pain. Read the "Painfully Aware" blog posts here: https://bit.ly/33e6F1r Health Sciences Centre Foundation #ItDoesntHaveToHurt #KnowledgeMobilization #HSCWinnipeg #HSCFoundation #Healthcare #BeAPainChampion #PainChampion #PainPrevention #PainManagement

check out this Cassie and Friends Society for Juvenile Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases blog post about their new app & have you chance to make it better!! Visit: https://cassieandfriends.ca//current-resea/jia-option-map/

Tomorrow is the day - Attend the Canadian Journal of Pain's webinar! Qualitative Research and Pain: Current Controversies and Future Directions Hosted by Guest Editors Perri Tutelman & Dr. Fiona Webster... Oct 2 @ 2-3:30pm ET FREE registration: https://bit.ly/2D11jfK

Read "Life lessons for everyone from a brave girl who has arthritis" to learn more about arthritis in children and how some of the treatments can be painful (and what can help!): http://bit.ly/YMCJIAblog #ItDoesntHaveToHurt #ArthritisAwarenessMonth #PainAwarenessMonth