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Dr. Jason Busse weighs in on the use of medicinal cannabis
April 15, 2021
MGD National Pain Centre director, Dr. Jason Busse, speaks to The Hamilton Spectator about a recent study carried out at McMaster University.
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Dr. Norm Buckley reappointed as Scientific Director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research
March 19, 2021
McMaster Board of Governors has approved the reappointment of Dr. Norm Buckley to the role of Scientific Director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care.
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2021 Chronic Pain Network Annual Meeting
March 11, 2021
The CPN 2021 Annual meeting will take place on March 22-23, 2021. Stay tuned for post meeting summary.
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MGD Experts weigh in on chronic pain for Legion Magazine
February 19, 2021
Drs. Buckley, Busse and Zacharias discuss the new Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans hosted at McMaster University.
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Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Symposium of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care now published
January 14, 2021
The articles are now published and available for free as open access in the Canadian Journal of Pain.
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Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence Veteran and Family Well-Being Virtual Symposium
November 4, 2020
The Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans has organized an informative virtual symposium in collaboration with the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management. The symposium consists of four 1-hour sessions over the course of four weeks and features topics such as The Effectiveness of Cannabis and Stepped Care Model in the US Military and Pain Management Outcomes for Veteran vs Non-Veterans with Chronic Pain.
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Canadian Pain Task Force releases its second report
November 1, 2020
Following an extensive series of in-person, written, and online consultations about the gaps and challenges, best and promising practices, and elements of an improved approach to preventing and managing chronic pain, the Canadian Pain Task Force released its second report in October 2020. Entitled Working Together to Better Understand, Prevent, and Manage Chronic Pain: What We Heard, the report reflects the evidence, ideas, experiences, and practices that we heard from the nearly two-thousand people who participated across Canada.
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Evidence reviews support avoiding opioid prescriptions for sprains and strains
August 17, 2020
Two new evidence reviews related to acute musculoskeletal injuries like strains and sprains suggest other forms of treatments are as effective as opioids and have less risk of harms to patients.
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