The Quebec Pain Research Network provides a regularly updated overview of the achievements and activities of its members, including participation in events, media coverage, collaborations, grants received, awards, and appointments. These updates highlight the richness and diversity of the contributions made by the scientific community working in the field of pain.
April 2025
- Anne Marie Pinard on La Presse and Radio-Canada . Details HERE and HERE
- Michael Sullivan presented at Music4Pain, moderated by Pierre Rainville. Details HERE.
- Mélanie Morin laboratory video. Details HERE.
- Mathieu Roy presented at Music4Pain . Details HERE.
May 2025
- Louis Gendron and Hélène Beaudry at the First Forum of Thematic Networks of the FRQ at the Acfas conference. Details HERE.
- Laurent Dupuis and Emily MacDonald in a video in collaboration with the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network. Details HERE.
- Martin Descarreaux in the news from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Details HERE.
- Congratulations to Louis Gendron, appointed Vice Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Université de Sherbrooke. Details HERE.
- Congratulations to Aline Hajj, recipient of a funding through the Samuel-De Champlain Program – Research Stream. Details HERE.
- Yves De Koninck and Gabrielle Pagé at the annual conference of the Canadian Pain Society. Details HERE.
- Michael Sullivan, SylVie Beaudoin and Gabrielle Pagé awarded by the Canadian Pain Society. Detail HERE.
- Sylvie LeMay interview with the Canadian Pain Society. Details HERE.
- Éric Troncy at the French Veterinary Academy. Details HERE.
- Anne Marie Pinard, Pascal Tétreault, Yoram Shir, Suzy Ngomo, Caroline Arbour and Cyril Schneider at the Awareness Week and World Fibromyalgia Day. Details HERE.
- Pascale Marier-Deschênes in « Le balado le plus douloureux ». Details HERE.
- Congratulations to Elizabeth Zimmerman, named a William Dawson Scholar. Details HERE.
- Maryse Fortin at the Quebec Symposium on the theme of medical imaging. Details HERE.
- Kathleen Rice at the Melzack Lecture Series. Details HERE.
- 18 QPRN members participated in various committees to develop the “Algorithm for the management of low back pain with or without radicular pain”. Details HERE.
- Anne Marie Pinard at Santé sans rendez-vous. Details HERE.
- Congratulations to Yves De Koninck and Marie-Eve Paquet, recipients of a Brain Canada funding. Details HERE.
- Congratulations to the recipients of the Québec Research Fund scholarships. Details HERE.
June 2025
- Anaïs Lacasse at Radio Canada. Details HERE.
- Anaïs Lacasse and Amy Doucet at the Quebec Chronic Pain Association (AQDC). Details HERE.
- Congratulations to Isabelle Pagé, winner of the Emerging Teaching Award at UQTR. Details HERE.
- Isabelle Pagé at the World Federation of Chiropractic. Details HERE.
- Congratulations to Pascale Marier-Deschênes, for a Chair for the Support of Veterans at Université Laval. Details HERE.
- Pascal Tétreault at the Quebec Fibromyalgia Society. Details HERE.
- Walk Against Chronic Pain and Anne Marie Pinard at Radio Canada. Details HERE.
- Yves de Koninck and Marie Eve Paquet funded by Brain Canada. Details HERE.
- Congratulations to Yannick Tousignant Laflamme, recipient of the Alice-Girard award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec. Details HERE.
- Congratulations to Catherine Mercier, appointed Vice-Dean of Research and Innovation at Laval University’s Faculty of Medicine. Details HERE.
- Mélanie Morin in the news at Sherbrooke University. Details HERE.
- Maryse Fortin on Concordia University news. Details HERE.
- Philippe Fournier’s research program. Details HERE.
- Congratulations to Etienne Vachon-Presseau, promoted to Associate Professor at McGill University.
- Congratulations Luc Hébert, new president of the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec.
- Congratulations to the recipients of the QPRN pilot projects funding. Details HERE.
September 2025
- Rodrigo Deamo, appointed president of the Pain Science Division. Details HERE.
- Marie-Joëlle Bergeron-Doré and Evelyne Doyon-Trottier in Le Devoir. Details HERE.
- Anne Marie Pinard in La Presse. Details HERE.
- Luc J. Hébert, appointed president of the Quebec Professional Order of Physiotherapy. Details HERE.
- Anne Marie Pinard in Le Soleil. Details HERE.
- Etienne Vachon-Presseau on CTV News, The Mirage, and McGill University News. Details HERE.
- Gabrielle Pagé, recipient of the Mayday Fund fellowship. Details HERE.
- Jeffrey Mogil in the podcast The Fifth Wave. Details HERE.
- Jeffrey Mogil in The Most Painful Podcast. Details HERE.
- Emily McDonald in the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute news. Details HERE.
- Émilie Gosselin in the podcast Savoirs et stéthoscope. Details HERE.
- Gabriel Moisan presents at the Quebec Podiatrists Association on September 24, 2025. Details HERE.
- Gabrielle Pagé, Guillaume Léonard et Hugo Massé Alarie, recipients of funding from the Centre of Excellence on Chronic Pain for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE). Details HERE.
- Stéphanie Bernard et Mélanie Morin participated in the Competency Framework for Physiotherapists in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation in Quebec. Details HERE.
October 2025
- Anne Marie Pinard in La Presse. Details HERE.
- Jacques Abboud and Gabriel Moisan received funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation. Details HERE.
- Gabrielle Pagé in La Presse. Details HERE.
- Gabrielle Pagé on Action on Pain podcast. Details HERE.
- Josiane Bissonnette at the QPRN Lunch and Talk. Details HERE.
- Hélène Beaudry, selected for the Interface cohort. Details HERE.
- Marie-Ève Paquet in the CERVO Research Center news. Details HERE.
- Etienne Vachon Presseau in McGill University news. Details HERE.
- Carmen-Édith Belleï Rodriguez at the QPRN Lunch and Talk. Details HERE.
- Eric Troncy in UdeM Nouvelles and The Conversation. Details HERE and HERE.
- Hélène Beaudry represented the QPRN on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE). Details HERE.
- Audrey Grant and Mathieu Roy will present at the Translational Research School on Pain and Headaches of Clermont Auvergne University (France), McGill University, and the University of Louvain (Belgium). Details HERE.
- Martin Descarreaux and Aline Boulanger in La Presse. Details HERE.
- Anaïs Lacasse and Iulia Tufa at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. Details HERE.
- Anaïs Lacasse Melzack Lecture Series. Details HERE.
- The QPRN hosted a booth at the 5th Pain Awareness Day at CHU Sainte-Justine. Details HERE.
NOVEMBER 2025
- QPRN participated in PICH2GO on November 3, the 2nd Annual Trans Health Day at CHU de Québec – Université Laval (October 7), and the upcoming Pain Awareness Day on Friday, October 3 at CHU Sainte-Justine. Details HERE and HERE.
- Rodrigo Deamo on BouKPhysioZ BroadCast. Details HERE.
- Tokiko Hamasaki and Carmen-Édith Belleï-Rodriguez, and trainees, present at PAINtalks 2025. Details HERE.
- Yves De Koninck, recipient of the 2025 Unité-Guerra-Paul-Beaudoin-Lambrecht-Maiano Award. Details HERE.
- Emerson Krock in McGill University News. Details HERE.
- Anaïs Lacasse in the news of University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Details HERE.
- Hugo Massé Alarie in ULaval News. Details HERE.
- Jeffrey Mogil in McGill University News. Details HERE and HERE.
- Anne Marie Pinard on Radio-Canada OHdio. Details HERE.
- Michael Sullivan, Serge Marchand, Lesley Singer, Allen Steverman, and Grisell Vargas presenting at the Québec Pain Society (SQD) congress. Details HERE.
- Sandra Woods in the news from the North American School of Pain, CTV News Montreal, and the Montreal Guardian. Details HERE, HERE and HERE.
December 2025
- Hugues Allard-Chamard in the news of the University of Sherbrooke “The Rheumatology, Immunology and Genetics Clinic: an integrated approach for complex cases.” Details HERE.
- Guillaume Léonard at the NPIS Summit 2025 “Relieving pain in elderly patients: beyond drug-based approaches”. Details HERE.
- Guillaume Léonard on the KINECAST podcast “INM, neuromodulation and pain”. Details HERE.
- Philippe Fournier in ULaval News “A method to better measure the impact of hyperacusis”. Details HERE.
- Lesley Singer on the Action on Pain Podcast “Enhancing Pain Education Through Lived Experience”. Details HERE.
- Jeffrey Mogil on The Most Painful Podcast “Gender Differences in Pain: What Preclinical Research Reveals”. Details HERE.
- David Ogez in UdeM News “Hypnosis and virtual reality to soothe pain”. Details HERE.
- Ana Velly in CDA Essentials magazine “Catching Up with the Oral Health Community in Canada”. Details HERE.
- François Desmeules in UdeM News “Nearly $1.2 million for an international project on advanced practice in physiotherapy”. Details HERE.
- Luc J. Hébert recipient of the award from the Quebec Physiotheray Association (AQP). Details HERE.
- Émilie Gosselin highlighted by the School of Nursing at the University of Sherbrooke. Details HERE.
- Michael Sullivan will lead a workshop during the Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP). Details HERE.
- Stéphanie Bernard at the QPRN Lunch and Talk “Persistent vulvar pain in breast cancer survivors”. Details HERE.
- Maude Desjardins at the QPRN Lunch and Talk “Musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and dysphonia”. Details HERE.
- Our partner Pain Canada featured in CBC News “As women with ‘invisible illnesses’ struggle to be believed, a report on chronic pain could help”. Details HERE.
January 2026
- Quebec consortium on judicious opioid use “Pain Management Strategies and Adverse Effects of Opioids in Patients with Neurotrauma with Acute and Chronic Pain”. Details HERE.
- Reza Sharif in the news of McGill University “From the bench to the beach”. Details HERE.
- Reza Sharif in Le Devoir “The scientist-entrepreneur behind an effective cream against insect bites”. Details HERE.
- Philippe de Grandpré at a conference at McGill University “The Role of Pharmacists in the Management of Chronic Pain: From First- to Third-Line Interventions. Collaborating to improve therapeutic outcomes”. Details HERE.
- Carmen Edith Bellei Rodriguez at the 2025 PAINtalks “The Weight of a Snowflake: Pain, Research, and Resilience”. Details HERE.
- Tokiko Hamasaki at the 2025 PAINtalks “We Have More Power Than We Think”. Details HERE.
- Mathieu Roy in Quebec Science “Alleviating pain through the right musical tempo”. Details HERE. Vote for Mathieu Roy in the 10 discoveries of the year competition.
- Hughes Allard-Chamard highlighted by the Sherbrooke University “Laboratory Portrait”. Details HERE.
- Mélanie Morin, Kadija Perreault, Stéphanie Bernard, and Sarah Maheux-Lacroix awarded QPRN and the Quebec Physiotherapy Association grant. Details HERE.
- In Memorian: Richard Hovey
- Professeur et chercheur dévoué, le professeur agrégé Richard Hovey s’est joint à l’Université McGill en 2012, enrichissant notre communauté par sa sagesse, sa compassion et son engagement envers des soins centrés sur le patient, un thème qui occupait une place importante dans ses recherches. Il est décédé le 28 novembre. Nous présentons nos sincères condoléances à son épouse et à sa famille, et saluons ses contributions durables à l’enseignement, à la recherche et aux relations humaines.
FEBRUARY 2026
- QPRN is proud for its first Quebec Day on Pediatric Pain Research. Details HERE.
- Eric Troncy in the news of FICSUM “Quand l’intestin dialogue avec la douleur“. Details HERE.
- Pascale Marier-Deschênes “Adapting an online chronic pain self-management program to military culture: insights from a scoping review and ongoing participatory work”. Details HERE.
- Pierre Rainville invites you to participate in the “Pain in older Persons” survey (Deadline: February 28, 2026). Details HERE.
- Léonie Archambault invites you to send a proposal for the collective work on integrative health in the treatment of addiction. Details HERE.
- Marie-Pierre Cyr on the ICS Podcast “How to Submit a High Quality Abstract and Improve the Chances of Acceptance”. Details HERE.
- Philippe Fournier launched an awareness campain in light of the Tinnitus Awareness Week in collaboration with the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans
- Gabrielle Pagé interviewed by the Canadian Pain Society. Details HERE.
- Mathieu Piché in an article by the Fonds de recherche du Québec “Memory: distracted by emotions and pain”. Details HERE.
- Congratulations to our QPRN members who received funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research
- Emily McDonald “Strategies for the Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: The SPORES Platform”. Details HERE.
- Pierre Rainville, David Ogez and Mathieu Piché “How the brain converts metaphorical verbal suggestions into pain modulation during hypnosis: An experimental study in healthy volunteers”. Details HERE.
- Timothy Wideman and Lesley Singer “Determining the feasibility of a type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial that evaluates the integration of people living with pain into health professional pain education: A pilot randomized controlled trial”. Details HERE.
- Gabriel Moisan, Jacques Abboud and Jean-Sébastien Roy “Efficacité du port d’orthèses plantaires pour réduire l’impact de la dysfonction du tendon du muscle tibial postérieur : essai contrôlé randomisé“. Details HERE.
- Elizabeth Zimmermann “Bone mass and microarchitecture and their relation to biomechanics in children with cerebral palsy”. Details HERE.
- Arsène Zongo “Assessing the protective effect of dutasteride on Parkinson’s disease: a real-world study following preclinical assessment”. Details HERE.
- Gabriel Moisan, Jacques Abboud and Jean-Sébastien Roy in the news of Cirris “Une subvention majeure des IRSC pour une étude multicentrique sur les orthèses plantaires“. Details HERE.
MARCH 2026
- Guillaume Léonard at Savoir Média “Les patientes : La douleur“. Details HERE.
- Marc-André Blanchette would like to make the cohort from the Université de Québec à Trois-Rivières university chiropractic clinic available to you. Details HERE.
- Philippe Fournier, myths on tinnitus.
- Emerson Krock receives the 2025 MI4-Microbiomes and Rheumatic Diseases Seed Fund Grant for their project “Identifying cross-reactive antibody microbial targets and pain mechanisms in fibromyalgia”. Details HERE.
- Pierre Rainville on the Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal news ” Pierre Rainville receives CIHR grant to better understand the effects of hypnosis on pain”. Details HERE.
- Louis-David Beaulieu in UQACtualités “When science comes to class: Lab BioNR and the Association Jeunes Francophones et la Science inspire the next generation”. Details HERE.
- Evelyne D. Trottier on the Canadian Paediatric Society Podcast “Prevention and Management of Acute Complications in Children with Sickle Cell Disease”. Details HERE.
- Philippe Sarret named researcher of the month at CHUS “Understading pain for a better relief“. Details HERE.
- Luc J. Hébert receives the 2025 Enid Graham Memorial Lecture Award of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association! Details HERE.
- Michael Sullivan in interview with the Canadian Pain Society. Details HERE.
- Gabrielle Pagé in Healthy Debate “The hidden cost of dismissal: How we amplify chronic pain in clinical settings”. Details HERE.
- Marc Martel in the news of the Fonds de recherche du Québec “Recreational cannabis use and cannabis-related harms: Insights from a community care pathway to cannabis clinics“. Details HERE.
