The Pain Society of Alberta invites all health care providers to join its in-person event “Know Pain Know Gain: Collaborative care in chronic pain” on Friday, May 24, 2024, from 1:00pm-4:15p.m. at the Lethbridge and District Exhibition AgriHub at 3401 Parkside Drive.
Expand connections with other health professionals and explore approaches with its interdisciplinary panel who will discuss solutions for people living with complex chronic low back pain.
Health care providers treating chronic pain including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, chiropractors, kinesiologists, and recreational therapists are welcome to participate in the said event.
This has been co-organized by the Alberta Pain Education Collaborative (APEC) and the South Zone Primary Care Network Committee. Through the generosity of the Committee, any provider from Alberta Health Services or a Primary Care Network can attend for free. Providers from private clinics are welcome to attend and purchase a registration.
Presenters:
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- Penny Kowalchuk, Person with Lived Experience of Pain
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- Suzanne Buchanan, MN, NP, Blood Tribe Health Inc.
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- Dr. Carlos Malpica-Vera, Family Physician
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- Drake McCheyne, RN, Alberta Health Services
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- Martha Butler, Occupational Therapist
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- Amanda Sowiak, Wound Care Specialist/Educator, Blood Tribe Health Inc.
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- Jignesh Desai, Pharmacist
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- Trevor Sakatch, Kinesiologist, Alberta Health Services
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- Shana Wandler, Recreational Therapist, Alberta Health Services
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- Koji Duncan Certified Orthotist/Prosthetist, Adaptive Technologies
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- Susan Conn Conard, Social Worker, Addictions and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services
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- Tracy Kwasny, Registered Dietitian, Alberta Health Services
