Chronic pain management study

University of Alberta

The Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta is pleased to announce the offering of an online inter-professional graduate level credit Certificate in Pain Management. The aim of this program is to provide advanced education in collaborative pain management for healthcare professionals.

The first online course in the series, REHAB 535: The Nature of Pain, is being offered in September 2010.

The Course Director is Dr. Judith Hunter, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Alberta and University of Toronto.

Online course contributors include leaders in pain research, management, and education.

Registrations are being accepted now

For more information email: paincertificate@ualberta.ca or visit www.rehabmed.ualberta.ca/painmanagement

Critical Issues In Managing Pain With Opioid Therapy

Discovery Channel recently aired the "Use of Opioids to Treat Chronic Non-cancer Pain. Here's the link to the program. http://discoveryhealthcme.discovery.com/opioidtherapy/program/program.html

“Let Your Voice Be Heard – Contact Your Elected Representative”

Take action now and inform your Provincial Representative and Federal Representative that you are concerned about the

hidden pain epidemic in our country and as a resident in their constituency you are seeking their support to create change.

FIND YOUR PROVINCIAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE and YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Alberta

http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/index.cfm?Page=461

British Columbia

http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm

Manitoba

http://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members.alphabetical.html

New Brunswick

http://app.infoaa.7700.gnb.ca/gnb/pub/ListMLA1.asp