Letters: Untreated chronic pain is the real story
March 08, 2017
'Re: B.C. man with PTSD got opioid, painkiller prescriptions from 10 doctors, Feb. 22
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Letters: untreated chronic pain is the real story
March 04, 2017
Pain BC's Executive Director, Maria Hudspith, wrote a letter to the editor of the Vancouver Sun in response to a recent article titled B.C.
Provincial pain summit hears calls for national pain strategy
February 18, 2017
'Health professionals and advocates at Friday's Provincial Pain Summit say a national pain strategy could balance the needs of those who live with chronic pain with the dangers of over-prescribing addictive opiates.
Chronic pain sufferers need help from the province, say advocates
February 17, 2017
'While much of the health care funding announced on Friday has been earmarked to tackle the opioid crisis, chronic pain sufferers caught in the middle hope the province will use some of it to put a system in place to help them.
One out of every five people in British Columbia lives with chronic pain. For Ada Glustein, an active Vancouver senior, the pain was initially all-consuming.
Pain BC's executive director & Dr. Michael Negraeff talk pain, opioids & provincial Summit
February 17, 2017
Pain BC's Executive Director, Maria Hudspith, and Pain BC's co-founder Dr. Michael Negraeff discuss opioids, pain, and the 2nd Provincial Pain Summit on the CBC Almanac.
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Chronic pain sufferers need help from the province, say advocates
February 17, 2017
'While much of the health care funding announced on Friday has been earmarked to tackle the opioid crisis, chronic pain sufferers caught in the middle hope the province will use some of it to put a system in place to help them.
New national opioid guidelines released
February 08, 2017
The National Guidelines for use of opioids in chronic non-cancer pain are now out. They were developed by the National Pain Centre at McMaster University and funded by Health Canada. The authors encourage public feedback and comments but have stated that the guidelines are unlikely to change unless compelling evidence that the panel hadn't considered is presented. You can provide your feedback here: http://ow.ly/1xta308AaCI
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'The pain is just never-ending': Making the case for long-term opioid use
February 02, 2017
'Like many drug users, Heather Fugere experimented before she started taking opioids regularly. First there were the Tylenol 3s. Then there was the Tramadol. But it wasn't until a bad fall led her to the emergency ward where she discovered Oxycodone.
"All of a sudden I was pain-free in my back and it was just like living again," Fugere said from her home in Coquitlam, B.C.
Pain Waves podcast has a new home
October 14, 2016
With almost 60,000 listens and counting, Pain BC's Pain Waves podcast is your “go to” for the latest tools, trends, research, and stories on chronic pain - and now it has a new look and a new home! Make sure you update your bookmarks and RSS feeds, because Pain Waves is now on Spreaker.
CPSBC issues revisions to opioid standards and guidelines
September 27, 2016
Since the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) announced changes to the opioid prescribing standards on June 1 2016, Pain BC and people living with chronic pain, along with representatives from a variety of organizations such as the Pain Medicine Physicians of BC Society, the BC Psychiatric Association, and the People in Pain Network, have been raising concerns with representatives
Pain BC's New "Ask the Expert" Series on Live Plan Be
September 12, 2016
Pain BC is excited to be launching a new Ask the Expert Series on the Live Plan Be Forum. This is a live event where users can ask a special guest questions and receive answers in real time.
Dr. Michael Negraeff talks Live Plan Be in The Spin Magazine
September 07, 2016
Is chronic pain making you feel like you’re losing control of your life? Dr.
Questions and answers about the College's newly revised professional Standard: Safe Prescribing of Drugs with Potential for Misuse/Diversion
August 09, 2016
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) has just released a list of questions and answers related to the June 1st opioid prescribing guidelines.