What if treating pain meant more than diagnosing symptoms and managing discomfort? On this episode of Action on Pain, we welcome Dr. Margot Latimer and Dr. John R. Sylliboy to explore how Indigenous knowledge, cultural understanding, and the principle of Two-Eyed Seeing can help reshape chronic pain care in Canada.

Mi’kmaw perspectives offer a broader understanding of pain, extending beyond the physical to include emotional, mental, spiritual, and collective experiences. From language barriers and the lasting impacts of colonial policies to rebuilding trust between Indigenous communities and healthcare providers, they discuss why listening to community voices and building culturally safe care are essential to healing.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/19smC0NO66YnrF_EmrNgRd8QT3IpL_iNzoGPe05kcevo/edit?usp=sharing

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Nearly 8 million Canadians live with chronic pain—and one in five children experiences ongoing pain, too. In this National Pain Awareness Week episode, Jennifer, Keith and Virginia chat with four of the key voices in pain management in Canada. Pain BC/Pain Canada CEO Maria Hudspith explains why raising awareness must also challenge the disbelief and stigma people face. Dr. Alex Neville of Solutions for Kids in Pain shares how a new national pediatric pain standard is being put into practice, while Dr. Norm Buckley describes tools connecting people with pain to researchers and tracking Canadian pain research. Dr. Tanya Di Renna introduces the Canadian Pain Society’s Polka Dots for Pain campaign, turning an invisible experience into a visible prompt for conversation.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mqHbDQqo5DOgHvRGBSXFojTpHjA4hGdnoQvAgdbN7fU/edit?usp=sharing

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Pain Canada

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Chronic Pain Network

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Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP)

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Canadian Pain Society

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What if the way we manage a child’s pain today could shape their health for years to come? This week, we welcome Dr. Deepa Kattail, a pediatric anesthesiologist and pain physician at The Hospital for Sick Children, known as SickKids. SickKids is a leading Canadian pediatric hospital dedicated to improving children’s health through specialized care, research, and education.

Dr. Kattail explores latest research and highlights the gap between what we know and what happens in clinical practice. There is a huge challenge of implementing effective pain management strategies across all healthcare settings, and the long-term impact of childhood pain reflects in everything from families to education.

Discover how better pain management can help prevent acute pain in children from developing into chronic pain, while reducing medical trauma through simple strategies that make hospital visits and procedures less frightening.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/19G4ADR0E_0wLWaK1i1MFTxJYGtcbGxIm-flnpbn8n28/edit?usp=sharing

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University of Toronto - https://anesthesia.utoronto.ca/faculty/deepa-kattail

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