Preventing persistent pain and intervening early to reduce its impacts
In 2022, we continued to provide expertise to health care organizations in BC to support them to better prevent persistent pain and intervene early to reduce its impacts. We also significantly expanded our national prevention work through Pain Canada and its partners.
British Columbia
SUPPORTING
health care providers to treat acute pain and prevent it from becoming chronic by connecting them to training and resources
FOSTERING
patient-centred care through ongoing engagement with people living with pain, communities, and clinicians
ADVISING
BC Children’s Hospital in its work to become ChildKind certified, a highly regarded international pain management designation
Canada
PROVIDING
resources from partners across Canada to support the effective treatment of acute pain to prevent it from becoming chronic
DELIVERING
20+ presentations and learning sessions to various organizations, including construction industry and trades leaders
FOSTERING
collective action on untreated pain and substance use by participating in Working Groups