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Recap: PAINtalks 2022

Please see the recap below from the organizing team of the 2022 PAINtalks. The MSK Rehab Research Network is proud to support this annual free event organized by trainees, for trainees.

The Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators (QNJPI) is
proud to have organized the seventh edition of PAINtalks,
which took place at the Centre Mont-Royal in Montreal, on the
evening of November 3rd, 2022.

This initiative consists of TEDstyle presentations that aim to provide the audience with popularized presentations focused on the area of pain. These presentations last around 8 minutes, and focus on various themes, such as pain management, the impact of pain on daily life, chronic migraines, physiotherapy services, the patient-clinician relationship, pain education, the importance of partnerships with patients in research, gender and sex in pain, lifestyle, and catastrophic thinking.

This edition was once again free, bilingual, and open to the public. The event took place in a hybrid format. Simultaneous translation service was also offered to everyone at the event, whether they were listening
in-person or online. All the presentations were filmed in high definition, then made available to our audience with English and French subtitles via our website, our YouTube channel, our Twitter account, and our Facebook page.

Stats from the event:

  • More than 850 registrations from all over Quebec, several other
    Canadian provinces, and from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Australia
  • 10 speakers including 4 students from the QJNPI, 2 guest speakers, 1 student from the North American Pain School, 1 student from the Canadian Pain Society, and 2 people living with chronic pain

View the full report here:

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American Society for Surgery of the Hand: 2023 Call for Abstracts

Be a part of the 78th ASSH Annual Meeting, scheduled for October 5-7, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario. Read the important policies and guidelines and submit your Instructional Course and Symposia proposals by November 15, 2022. Questions may be directed to abstracts@assh.org.

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Biomechanics & Osteoarthritis Symposium

The inaugural Biomechanics and Osteoarthritis Symposium was held on May 28th in conjunction with the Canadian Society for Biomechanics and the Canadian MSK Rehabilitation Research Network. Hosted by Dr. Michael Hunt (UBC), Dr. Cheryl Kozey (Dalhousie) and Dr. Janie Wilson (McMaster), over 100 registrants from Canada, the United States and Europe enjoyed an engaging morning of presentations, discussion and collaboration.

The virtual symposium began with a debate between Dr. Hunt and Dr. Wilson on the relative importance of the external knee adduction moment in osteoarthritis biomechanics research. This was followed by five trainee presentations on a wide range of topics in biomechanics and osteoarthritis research. The morning was concluded by a presentation from Dr. Kozey on the future of the GaitNET initiative which is supported by the Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network.

The event was highly successful in its goal of bringing together researchers from across Canada and abroad, to discuss priorities in biomechanics research and investigate how collaboration can move the field forward through building consensus, increasing sample sizes and improving future funding success.

Thank you to the organizers for creating a unique and engaging event on short notice, and to all of the presenters for sharing their exciting work. We look forward to hosting these events on a regular basis to increase collaborations, scale-up research and ultimately improve MSK health outcomes for those living with pain and limited mobility.

The recorded sessions are now available to view here: