Interview with :

Dr. Fiona Campbell

Jean-François Leroux

Carlos Gevers-Montoro

Episode theme :

In this episode of Let’s Talk About Pain, we explore the key roles of Fiona Campbell and Jean-François Leroux in the development of pain management policy in Canada. Fiona, renowned for her expertise in paediatric anaesthesia and pain management, shares her influential experience with the Canadian Pain Task Force, where she contributed significantly to the development of national strategies to improve pain care. For his part, Jean-François Leroux, from Health Canada, details his journey in implementing the National Action Plan on Pain, an ambitious project aimed at transforming the recognition, prevention and treatment of pain in Canada. This episode underlines the importance of political action and leadership in healthcare reform, highlighting the commitment and expertise behind these major health initiatives in Canada.

Twitter links :

@DrFCampbell; @UoTAnesthesia; @SickKidsNews; @CanadianPain; @GovCanHealth; @IRSC_CIHR; @CanadianPain; @Pain_Canada @carlosgeversdc

Tags : #Letstalkaboutpain #pain #CanadianPainTaskForce #HealthCanada #ChronicPain #PainCanada

Resources :

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/canadian-pain-task-force.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/canadian-pain-task-force/report-2019.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/canadian-pain-task-force/report-2020.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/canadian-pain-task-force/report-2021.html

https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/canadian-pain-task-force/report-2021-rapport/report-rapport-2021-eng.pdf

Guests

- Serge Marchand

- Luana Colloca

- Lene Vase

- Małgorzata Starzec-Proserpio

Description

This episode of the Tallk About Pain Podcat focuses on the placebo and nocebo effects, particularly as applied to acute and chronic pain. Thanks to a number of interviews with leading researchers, we're able to share with you a wealth of interesting information on the subject, including the impact of our expectations, thoughts and many other personal or contextual aspects on pain. The episode begins with a first interview with Serge Marchand, scientific director of a private company and associate professor at the Université de Sherbrooke, for an initial overview and demystification of the subject. Following up, interviews conducted with passionate researchers including psychologist Lene Vase, professor at Aarhus University in Denmark, Dr. Luana Colloca, professor at the University of Maryland in the USA, and postdoctoral fellow and physiotherapist Małgorzata Starzec-Proserpio, from the Université de Sherbrooke. To keep in mind : the placebo effect is a valuable ally that we can use in our daily lives, whereas it's preferable, on the contrary, to reduce the nocebo effect as much as possible!

Twitter links : @BelleiCarmen @Serge_Marchand @Colloca_Luana @starzec_ma

Interview with:

Catherine Paré, McGill University

Shajenth Premachadran, McGill University

Summary of the episode :

In this episode of Let’s Talk About Pain, Shajenth Premachadran talks to us about the Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators (QNJPI). The student network is attached to the Quebec Pain Research Network (QPRN) and represents the largest network of student researchers in North America. Every year, the QNJPI organises Paintalks, an evening of popularised lectures on the subject of pain. It's a bilingual initiative, free and open to all, inspired by the TED presentation format.

Twitter links: @RQECD @rqrd_qprn @ImCatherinePare

Resources:

https://qnjpirqecd.com/en/paintalks-2022/

Interview with:

Dr. Mathieu Piché

https://oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/pls/public/genw050r.page_perso?owa_no_personne=121934

Summary of the episode:

In this episode of Let’s Talk About Pain, we meet Dr. Mathieu Piché, Professor in the Department of Anatomy at UQTR in Trois-Rivières. Delving into his research journey, we uncover the factors that sparked his interest in pain research. We explore his focus on spinal and cerebral mechanisms of pain-cognition interactions, chronic pain, and hypersensitivity to noxious stimuli.

Twitter links: @pichelabdouleur @UQTR @rqrd_qprn

Description

This episode of the Let's Talk Pain podcast focuses on advances in the field of pediatric pain shared at the World Congress on Pain. After an overview of the subject. We summarize the lecture given by Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell, from York University in Toronto, who summarizes the inter associations between pain experienced at a very young age and attachment, as well as some key elements to consider in the context of intervention. We also summarize the pre-conference symposium on pediatric pain through an interview with @DonOcay, a postdoctoral fellow at Boston Children's Hospital.

Resources

My Pain Management Portal : https://gerermadouleur.ca/en/

Solutions for children's pain (SKIP): https://kidsinpain.ca/fr/

European resources on pediatric pain: Pédiadol (https://pediadol.org/), Plasters (https://www.sparadrap.org/), Dolomio (https://dolomio.org/enfants-ados-familles/)

Stress resource by Pre Sonia Lupien: https://www.stresshumain.ca/le-stress/

Book by Pre Sonia Lupien: https://sonialupien.com/publications-sonia-lupien/

Twitter links : @DonOcay, @drbeccapr

Interviews with :

Dr. Giovanni Berardi, postdoctoral fellow at the University of lowa

Summary of the following presentations :

Dr. Simon Haroutounian, Washington University of St Louis School of Medicine

Dr. Ian Gilron, Queens University

Dr. Michele Sterling, Queensland University

Summary of the episode :

In this episode of Let’s Talk About Pain, we discuss the transition from acute to chronic pain after surgery or injury. What are the risks or factors that can predict this transition? Can it be prevented with pharmacotherapy? Or interventions that don't include medication? In this episode, we summarize a thematic session on this topic that was presented at the World Pain Congress 2022, and discuss with Dr. Giovanni Berardi about a U.S. consortium that is seeking to determine the factors that predict the transition to chronic pain after surgery or injury.

Twitter links: @DonOcay @gioberardi1 @S_Haroutounian @igilron @MicheleSterlin7 

Websites of resources mentioned in the episode (in order of appearance):

US Consortium - Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS): https://a2cps.org/

In this episode, Don Daniel Ocay (@DonDanielOcay) talks about personalized treatment. Is it possible? Is it a dream or a reality? Don Daniel had the opportunity to discuss this topic with Dr. Jan Vollert (@TimPnin), from Imperial College London, and Dr. Martine Bordeleau (@MartineBordele1), from the Université de Sherbrooke. You'll also have the chance to hear about the latest research advances presented at the World Pain Congress 2022. 

More about Dr Martine Bordeleau

More about Dr Jan Vollert

In this episode of Let’s Talk About Pain, we meet Dr. Nicole Alberts, a Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Concordia University in Montreal, and a Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Health Intervention. We explore her background and experiences in research, as well as what led her to become interested in pain research, specifically pain during cancer survivorship.

Twitter links: @NAlbertsPhD @ChronicRach @Concordia @FASConcordia @ConcordiaCCRH @rqrd_qprn @AlexPizzo5