LivePlanBe+ is a free online course that helps you make small changes that add up to big improvements in well-being. This self-paced course will help you develop practical tools and strategies to cope with pain.
The CARD system provides strategies that can be used to help cope before and during vaccination and needle procedures. The system consists of resources such as videos, handouts and activities that will help to prepare you and your child for vaccinations.
Text LinkSKIP’s Western Hub and Alberta Health Services co-authored a collection of informational packages about acute, transitional, and chronic pain! It is free to access online and can also be attached to patient’s electronic medical record after their hospital visit.
Text Link"Needle pokes" are one of the most common sources of pain for children seeking emergency medical care. They may be used during health care visits to collect blood, deliver medication and fluids, or to numb certain body parts while stitching, for example. This video and infographic provide information about needle pokes and useful tips for parents and families who have a child that may require a needle poke.
Text LinkThis eBook follows a teenager and her family’s experiences dealing with chronic pain, sharing the struggle to achieve daily activities and how the family learned to cope with and manage her pain. This tool is also available as an audiobook with breathing exercises, and as a videobook.
Text LinkPain Waves is a podcast created by Pain BC where listeners can hear leading chronic pain experts and people in pain discuss the latest pain management research, tools, stories, and trends.
Text LinkDo you need to speak confidentially? You are no longer alone, the AQDC can support you. To be even more proactive, a support line has been created to help you better communicate your pain problems.
Text LinkThe aim of the Veteran and Family Well-Being series is to provide education on the evolution of pain management and current best practices in evidence-based interdisciplinary care. Presented in an accessible manner, the target audience is Veterans, their families, health care professionals, case managers, and researchers.
Text Link“Support groups” are one of the AQDC’s priorities and are part of the ongoing support framework for people living with chronic pain and their loved ones. This service reports to the Member Services Committee and is sponsored by the Board of Directors.
Text LinkCoaching for Health is a free program that will give you an opportunity to talk to someone regularly who gets what it takes to live with pain and will help you explore how to shift your life, lighten your days, manage pain, and successfully reach your goals for a return to function, confidence and hope.
Text LinkPain BC's Pain Support and Wellness Group program
Text LinkVirtual/Online Pain Self-Management Education and Support Groups
Text LinkWith Dr. Arun Radhakrishnan’s leadership, the Centre for Effective Practice has partnered with the Atlantic Mentorship Network - Pain & Addiction and Pain BC to develop adaptive mentoring networks in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and British Columbia.
Text LinkA Saskatchewan-based podcast that aims to bring together those who live with pain, health care providers who treat chronic pain, and researchers working on topics that affect people living with pain.
Text LinkOur mission is to provide educational resources to patients, family caregivers and healthcare professionals in order to bring together in one place the knowledge necessary for improved pain management.
Text LinkThe Atlantic Mentorship Network- Pain & Addiction (AMN-P&A) is designed to provide an ongoing clinical resource for primary health care professionals to develop core knowledge and skills to deliver high-quality care in community to individuals with pain and/or addictions.
Text LinkThe Pain Support Line provides free information, support, and a listening ear to people wanting to talk about their own pain or that of a family member or friend. In addition to supporting people living with pain, the Pain Support Line also responds to enquiries from health care professionals and other organizations.
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