Preventing persistent pain and intervening early to reduce its impacts
In 2021, Pain BC continued to provide expertise and support to organizations to build their capacity to prevent persistent pain and intervene early to reduce its impacts.
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DEVELOPING
an education program addressing acute to chronic pain after surgery, in partnership with the Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute, Alberta Health Services and Vancouver Coastal Health
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ADVISING
Corrections Canada on improving pain care for people living with pain who are incarcerated in the federal correctional system
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PARTICIPATING
in two Ministerial roundtables to advocate for people living with pain who also use substances