Centre for Pediatric Pain Research

07/28/2026

If you want to leave Bangkok with practical strategies you can use in your work, add this Hands-On Workshop to your World Congress plans.

"Making a Difference: Mobilizing Pain Research into Practice and Policy” will guide participants through interactive stations focused on translating evidence into meaningful change across research, care, and policy.

I hope you’ll join us and help move pain research into action.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4qx0aOI

26 October 2026
Bangkok, Thailand

07/22/2026

Move pain research into practice and policy.

This hands-on workshop at the 2026 World Congress on Pain will introduce practical strategies for implementing health standards, co-creating with patients and communities, influencing policy, and engaging the media and public.

Led by Christine Chambers, PhD; Kathryn Birnie, PhD; Jaris Swidrovich, PharmD; Jennifer Stinson, PhD; and Rikard Wicksell, PhD.

Register: https://bit.ly/4qx0aOI

07/20/2026

Are you attending IASP’s World Congress on Pain in Bangkok? Sign up for "Making a Difference: Hands-On Approaches to Mobilizing Pain Research into Practice and Policy", a hands-on workshop designed to help you translate evidence into impact!

Participants will explore strategies such as system-wide implementation, co-creation with patients, influencing policy, and engaging media – guided by interdisciplinary leaders and grounded in the work of SKIP!

Register now: https://tinyurl.com/3xe4437h

07/17/2026

Calling all expecting and new parents in Nova Scotia!

Join our IWK Health research study exploring supportive text messages during the first 6 weeks after birth.

If you're 28+ weeks pregnant or have had a baby within the past week, you may be eligible.

📱 Text "pregnant" or "birth" to 902-702-6278 to learn more.

❤️ All parents and partners are welcome! Please share with anyone who might be interested.

06/28/2026

Dr. Katie Birnie is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor at the University of Calgary where she leads Partnering For Pain, a research program striving towards quality equitable pain management for children through partnerships with youth, families, health professionals, policymakers, hospitals, and community organizations. Listen to our latest episode now!

06/28/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Emerging research shows that LGBTQIA+ youth experience higher rates of chronic pain and face more barriers to care, including stigma and lack of provider understanding.
📚 https://tinyurl.com/3xh5swtx
📚 https://tinyurl.com/5n6krsnj

The Pediatric Pain Management Standard calls for care that is:
✅ Anti-oppressive
✅ Anti-racist
✅ Trauma- and violence-informed
✅ Culturally safe and inclusive of sexual & gender diversity
✅ Co-developed with youth and families as equal members of the care team

📥 Download the standard for free: https://tinyurl.com/a2bbs5r2

Because every child deserves to be seen, heard & supported.

06/21/2026

"So far, we have heard youth saying that they finally feel like they understand what is happening in their bodies. Parents have also shared that they feel more confident in their ability to help their child manage their sickle cell disease."

On World Sickle Cell Disease Day, we recognize the resilience of children and families living with sickle cell disease and highlight innovative approaches that are helping improve understanding, confidence, and care.

One such initiative at IWK Health is The CELLFiE Project, a patient-centred experience that gives children and families a unique opportunity to learn more about sickle cell disease through hands-on exploration and personalized education.

https://iwkhealth.ca/news-and-stories/how-cellfie-project-supporting-children-living-sickle-cell-disease

06/15/2026

05/19/2026

Join us at the in Bangkok and don’t miss the Hands-On Workshop “Making a Difference: Hands-On Approaches to Mobilizing Pain Research into Practice and Policy.” This half-day pre-congress session immerses you in real-world knowledge-mobilization strategies. Rotate through four stations—implementing health standards, co-creating with patients & communities, influencing policy, and engaging the media—guided by experts like Christine Chambers, Kathryn Birnie, Jaris Swidrovich, and more. Secure your spot at the world’s largest gathering of pain professionals and make a difference in how evidence becomes practice. https://bit.ly/4dICO5l