Become an Educational Contributor

Become a Pain BC educational contributor and share your knowledge with those interested in learning more about chronic pain.

Why get involved

As an educational contributor, you'll be able to share your expertise while connecting with people in pain and collaborating with other health professionals. Your contribution to patient education will directly or indirectly improve health outcomes for people living with chronic pain. You'll also be added to Pain BC's Find a Practitioner map, which will allow people in pain to find and connect with your services.

Content submission guidelines

For all audiences:

• Contributors should be subject matter experts and/or demonstrate formal professional development, training, or credentials in pain management and assessment;
• Information provided must be evidence-based and rely on emerging research;
• Share practical insights on topics relevant to chronic pain patients, their caregivers, or family members;
• Work with Pain BC education staff to develop content, learning objectives, and collaborate on feedback;
• Provide a short biography, profile image, and other relevant images/logos/links;
• Assist in promoting the event or resource through your professional networks and/or social media;
• Note: Promoting or marketing a particular clinic, service, or practitioner is prohibited.

For health professional audiences:

• Develop your own presentation slides and content, and be open to collaboration on such content;
• Include relevant references;
• Collaborate with Pain BC education staff to integrate engagement/learning activities (i.e. polls, questions, assessments, etc.).

For patient audiences:

• Be authentic, compassionate, and informative;
• Provide helpful and evidence-based insights, tips, and tools for people in pain and/or their caregivers;
• Use clear, simple language and explain any technical terms to deliver content that is approachable, accessible, and easy to read.