Ellie Gooderham

Sep 13, 2024 | cfp.ca | Curtis May |Sandra Peterson |Ellie Gooderham |Lindsay Hedden

An estimated 1 in 5 people in Canada live with chronic pain (CP), defined as pain (cancer or noncancer) lasting 3 months or longer, representing substantial burden for both the patient and the health care system.1-3 Interdisciplinary pain programs have shown to be effective at treating patients who have CP4; however, these programs are difficult to access.5-7 Not all patients with CP have access to or require an interdisciplinary program, but nearly all seek primary care for CP from a family...