The application period is now open for the 2026 edition of the annual North American Pain School (NAPS), so I thought I’d post my thoughts looking back on my own experience there this year.It was a fantastic experience as a Patient Partner, and it was Read More …
While in Vancouver earlier this month, the first museum I chose to visit was the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. Although Bill Reid is now “celebrated as one of the most significant Northwest Coast artists of the late twentieth century” (1), his path Read More …
An interesting study was published this summer, in the European Journal of Nutrition, showing that people with chronic musculoskeletal pain felt less pain symptoms when they added more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats to their diets – while reducing sweets, soft drinks, and Read More …
Back in June I spent almost a week as a volunteer Patient Partner at the North American Pain School (NAPS), held each year in Montebello QC.This annual educational event, for early-career pain researchers, features talks and workshops with leading experts in pain management and research Read More …
If you’ve been following along with me on this wild ride from bioethics and research ethics professional to Patient Partner – living with severe chronic pain and a Mild Cognitive Impairment from the same rare disease – then you’ll know that along the way I’ve Read More …
There was a brilliant but controversial opinion piece in The Globe and Mail newspaper this week, by André Picard. The Globe, as it’s known, is Canada’s only national journalism-based news source – aside from the government-funded CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). As for André Picard, he Read More …
