Workshops

Click the links below for more information about our previous workshops:

WORKSHOP: Pain Clinic | Mindfulness | Pharmacogenomics our tenth workshop (May 14, 2019):

  • Khrystine Waked (UW Resident Pharmacist) – “Pharmacogenomics” – How genes and drugs interact
  • Jennie Rowe (Social Worker) – “Mindfulness” – managing chronic pain
  • Dr. Scott Cook – Discusses Grand River Hospital’s new Pain Management Centre

Youth in Chronic Pain & Physiotherapy Options our ninth workshop (Oct. 24, 2018):

  • Lexie Zadorozniak – Youth with Chronic Pain
  • Jennifer Stemmler – Registered Physiotherapist

Information and Resource Fair our eighth workshop (July 10, 2018):

  • Sheri Martin Soosaar – Occupational Therapist
  • Jennifer Duncan – doTERRA Wellness Advocate
  • Yuliana Rokhline – Bowen Therapist
  • David Schenk – The Clinic Network – Cannabis Clinic
  • Dr. Arla Kasaj – ND RAc Belmont Natural Health Center
  • Peter Wright – Overcoming Adversity

 
Cannabis Fair and Education Workshop – our seventh workshop (May 8, 2018):

  • Nikki Domanski
  • Tuaha Saeed / Jillian Henderson
  • Alex Revich

Our sixth workshop (Oct. 26, 2017):

  • Chronic Pain Management: A Paradigm Shift in Light of the Opioid Crisis – Patty Vamvakitis Kehagias
  • Exploring the Health Care Experiences of People with Fibromyalgia: A Body Mapping Study – Dr. Michelle Skop

Our fifth workshop (May 11, 2017):

  • Mythbusters – How foods and supplements affect your pain – Dr. Camille Krause

Our fourth workshop (Dec. 1, 2016):

  • Enjoying the Holidays while Managing Chronic Pain – Panel Discussion followed by a Q&A with members from the WRCPI.

Our third workshop (Sep. 29, 2016):

  • Navigating work with chronic pain – Matthew Stein
  • Managing chronic pain: An occupational therapy perspective – Emma Grace

Our second workshop (May 18, 2016):

  • Managing Chronic Conditions through Movement – Katelyn Corke
  • Spinal Health – A Collaborative Approach – Craig Bauman

Our inaugural workshop (March 9, 2016):

  • Understanding chronic pain and its impact on your body – Dr. Kim Moore
  • Psychological impact of chronic pain – Cara Kelterborn
  • Self-management strategies for a better life – Lynn Cooper