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Quebec Pain Research Network (QPRN) – Activities

The QPRN vision is to be a leader in representing a wide range of research stakeholders in the search to understand the cellular and molecular basis of pain, to improve prevention efforts, as well as to ensure efficient and effective knowledge translation to adopt best practices in the multiple sectors of our healthcare system.

Podcast: Let’s Talk About Pain (EN) – every Friday

In each episode, we discuss the latest advances in simple words, with guests from the health and research communities.

Let’s Talk About Pain can be accessed here: https://open.spotify.com/show/11sIZcf5n5Djr75jouRUZ9

Podcast: Parlons Douleur (FR) – every Friday

À chaque épisode, on discute avec des mots simples des dernières avancées, avec des invités du milieu de la santé et de la recherche.
Vous pouvez également retrouver ces épisodes sur notre chaine YouTube.
Bonne écoute!

Parlons Douleur peut être consulté ici: https://open.spotify.com/show/04P0ALwD7ket86YrJBkJsW

Social Media Campaign: Prioritize Pain – every Thursday

https://qprn.ca/en/2023/08/31/campagne-priorite-douleur/

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Leveraging Ultrasound Imaging to Expand the Scope of Traditional Gait Analyses – Online Seminar

The Canadian Musculoskeletal Rehab Research Network is hosting an online seminar on ultrasound and gait on August 15th from 12pm to 1:30pm EDT. The seminar will feature sessions from Dr. Robert Dima, Dr. Derek Pamukoff, and Dr. Matthew Harkey respectively. Dr. Janie Astephen Wilson and Dr. Michael Hunt will co-moderate the session.

The seminar will be recorded and available on the website after the session. If you do not wish to be recorded please keep your camera off during the session.

A flyer containing more information on the session, and the Zoom link and passcode can be accessed here: Gait and Ultrasound Seminar Flyer

For any questions regarding the seminar please contact the Network Coordinator: rehabnet@uwo.ca

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2024 IMHA Webinar Series

The Institutes of Musculoskeletal Health & Arthritis (IMHA) are proud to host their 2024 webinar series on patient engagement in research.

This is a patient-led initiative from IMHA’s Patient Engagement Research Ambassadors (PERA) in collaboration with the For Patients, By Patients (PxP) platform.

The second webinar will be about motivations for being a patient partner in research. The webinar will be held on May 9th, 2024 from 4pm to 5:15pm ET.

Learn more about the webinar series at: https://pxphub.org/event/webinar-series-2024/

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Registration & Abstract Submission OPEN! CBJC 2022

Registration and abstract submissions for the upcoming 2022 Canadian Bone and Joint Conference are now open! And we are thrilled to announce that this exciting virtual conference will be FREE for Rehab Network trainees!

The MSK Rehab Research Network is covering the cost of registration for our trainee members. Trainees can contact rehabnet@uwo.ca before registering to receive a discount code that will cover your full registration fee!

The Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network is thrilled to once again co-host this unique and exciting virtual conference that will include an interactive panel hosted by Dr. Joy MacDermid on “MSK Innovation Factory” – co-creation of technology-enabled interventions for MSK health. We strongly encourage our members to attend as we introduce the MSK Innovation Factory initiative at Western University and its concepts; followed by a series of presentations from MSK Rehab Research Network members on their projects in development.

The conference will include Live-streamed Oral Presentations and Pre-recorded Video Open Poster Sessions focused on several topic areas including (but not limited to):

  • Inflammation and Auto Immune Diseases
  • Impact of Arthritis on youth and their care transitions
  • Human & Technology Interaction for Health
  • Patient Populations Characteristics & Perspectives
  • New Ideas and Emerging Trends for MSK Health

In addition to an exciting and interactive scientific line up, this year’s conference will once again include a Young Investigator’s Forum – a full block of offerings organized by trainees just for you. Interactive sessions include Insider View of Tri-Council ScholarshipsNo Time to Be Human: Making Room for Self-Care in Graduate School, and Academia and Beyond: Career Opportunities After Graduate School.

Full details and registration can be found here: https://cbjc.ca/