Now Available – CPCoE 2024–2025 Annual Impact Report

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Now Available – CPCoE 2024–2025 Annual Impact Report

We’re excited to share our 2024–2025 Annual Impact Report, highlighting the milestones, partnerships, and Veteran-led research that shaped the past year.
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Announcing the Recipients of the 2024–2025 Research Competition

The Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE) is thrilled to announce the recipients of research funding from its 2024-2025 funding competition. These innovative projects promise to advance our understanding and treatment of chronic pain among Canadian Veterans, addressing diverse needs with cutting-edge approaches.
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Announcing the 2024–2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipient

The Canadian Pain Society and the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE) are pleased to announce Dr. Erin Collins as the recipient of the 2024–2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Collins, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre (MFOSIRC) and a proud military spouse, brings a PhD in Epidemiology and expertise in research methods, biostatistics, and data science to her work. Her research gives voice to a critical yet often overlooked issue: how chronic pain shapes the needs and experiences of Veterans after their service.
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Happening Soon: Webinar on Resilience in the Face of Trauma

Save the Date: An Event You Won’t Want to Miss Wednesday, June 18, 2025 • 12:00 PM EDT. Resilience plays a key role in the journey through trauma, from recovery to renewed strength. The Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans invites you to a powerful and thought-provoking webinar, Resilience in the Face of Trauma. This session will feature stories of lived experience, clinical insights, and a candid conversation about navigating life after adversity.
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Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans and Bayshore HealthCare Unite to Support Veterans at Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025

HAMILTON, Ontario, February 3, 2025 – The Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE) is excited to announce its attendance at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 presented by ATCO and Boeing made possible by the generous support of Bayshore HealthCare (Bayshore).
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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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