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Honouring the Sacrifice and Resilience of Canada’s Veterans on Remembrance Day

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Tom Hoppe, Chair of the Advisory Council for Veterans, Appeared on Pain BC's 'Pain Waves' Podcast

Listen to Tom Hoppe talk about his personal experiences and the challenges faced by Veterans living with chronic pain.
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Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans Announces New Partner Clinic

The Atlantic Pain Clinic will be the 12th clinic to join our network of interdisciplinary pain management centres and the first clinic in New Brunswick.
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Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans gets featured in Legion Magazine

Dr. Ramesh Zacharias, the Centre’s CEO and medical director, Dr. Jason Busse, the Centre's research director, and Tom Hoppe, Chair of the Advisory Council for Veterans, were interviewed by Legion Magazine – Canada's Military History Magazine – for their January/February 2021 issue where they discussed the Centre's mission, ongoing chronic pain research, and how the Centre of Excellence works with a national network of interdisciplinary pain clinics across the country so Veterans can get evidence-based care closer to home.
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Statement on the Passing of François Dupéré

Franck was truly a remarkable human being with an infectious smile and warm personality despite suffering catastrophic injuries while serving in Afghanistan. He will be missed.
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Rewatch the Veteran and Family Well-Being Series: A Person-Centered, Evidence-Based Approach to Chronic Pain

The recordings for each of our virtual symposiums for the Veteran and Family Well-Being Series are now available!
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Congratulations to Lieutenant-General (ret’d) J.O. Michel Maisonneuve for being selected as the 30th Anniversary Vimy Award Laureate!

Michel is a Board Director for the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans, and we could not think of a better representative and champion for Veterans’ care needs.
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How the Centre of Excellence Partners with Veterans and their Families

The Centre of Excellence is guided by the principle of Veteran Engagement, which means we partner directly with Veterans to genuinely understand the daily challenges they face with chronic pain.
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Congratulations Derek Speirs For Being Awarded Commendation from Minister of Veterans Affairs!

Derek Speirs has been awarded a Commendation from the Minister of Veterans Affairs and the Associate Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, for his dedication to improving the well-being of Veterans.
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Why We Should Move Away from Opioids for Management of Veterans’ Post-Injury Acute Pain

The Centre of Excellence's Research Director Jason Busse published two new evidence reviews which examine the links between opioids and non-opioid alternatives, and how effective they are in treating chronic pain related to acute musculoskeletal injuries especially in Veterans.
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Serving Those Who Served: The Origins of the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans

When patients and colleagues ask me about the origins of the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (“Centre of Excellence”), I start by telling them a story of an early patient of mine at the Michael G. DeGroote Pain Clinic.
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Third Annual Hiking Event Brings Awareness to Chronic Pain in Canadian Veterans

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CPCoE Statement re: Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs Report

CPCoE Statement re: Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs Report
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Veteran Coverage Guidelines

An overview of best practices for reporting on Veterans in a fair, balanced, and accurate way.
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Canadian Military Veterans Bring Awareness and Education to Chronic Pain Through Annual Hike Event

Ten military Veterans living with chronic pain from across Canada completed the second annual Military Veterans Alpine Challenge (Alpine Challenge) on Saturday, August 19, in Whistler, British Columbia. The Alpine Challenge is a seven-kilometre hike organized by the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE) with the goal of equipping Veterans with education and training to manage their chronic pain and to bring awareness to the issue.
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Lieutenant-General (retired) J.O. Michel Maisonneuve to lead fundraising efforts supporting research and treatment for Veterans experiencing chronic pain

The Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE) is excited to announce it has appointed Lieutenant-General (retired) J.O. Michel Maisonneuve as Campaign Cabinet Chair. LGen (retired) Maisonneuve completed 35 years of active service in the Canadian Armed Forces and will play a vital role in advancing research for Canadian Veterans living with chronic pain and their families.
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Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health

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Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health

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