Events →
International Association for the Study of Pain World Congress on pain 2026
The QPRN is fortunate to be able to present its mission and activities at the…
2026 Annual workshop of the Chronic Pain Centre of excellence for Canadian Veterans
The QPRN team was in Montreal to discuss pain research for veterans at the annual…
Fundings →
CIHR grants 2026
Congratulations to the recipients of the CIHR Project Grants 2026: Gabrielle Pagé, Anaïs Lacasse, Guillaume…
Special webinar: Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans
Dr. Major (retired) Luc J. Hébert, fellow PT, PhD, CD will present the collaboration between…
Pilot Projects 2026
This program serves to initiate and promote an innovative and not funded aspect of the…
News of our researchers →
News from our members
Discover the achievements, projects, partnerships, and advances in pain research of our members.. April 2025…
Quebec Expertise in Chiropractic Honoured at the WFC World Congress
From May 7 to 10, 2025, over 30 representatives from Quebec took part in the…
A Canada-wide project to better understand chronic pain among veterans
In this episode, Anaïs Lacasse—full professor and holder of the Institutional Research Chair in Chronic…
News of our students →
Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators (QNJPI)
The Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators (QNJPI) was created to bring together student researchers…
‘I show off’ meeting travel award 2026-2027
The meeting travel award program allows trainees to attend conferences related to pain or related…
PAINtalks 2026
The 11th edition of the PAINtalks organized by the Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators…
Popularized publications →
Can Our Genes Affect How We React to Cannabis?
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Chronic Low Back Pain: How Does Pain Change Over Time?
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Side effects of pain medications in children after surgery
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Scientific advances →
“An immigration toward oneself”: A companion guide to better understand and live with...
It is estimated that about one in five people in Canada lives with chronic pain….
The Future of Persistent Pain Management: What Are the Priorities for Quebec?
With the support of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, a consultative session with…
Publications of the month 2026
July – September 2026 JUNE 2026 May 2026 April 2026 MARCH 2026 FEBRUARY 2026 january…
Gabrielle Pagé, Vice-Chair of the CPS Scientific Program Committee
Gabrielle Pagé is a researcher at the University of Montreal and a regular member of…
Receiving treatment is good, but being understood is better!
goal This recent study conducted by professor Stéphanie Cormier’s pain and health laboratory of Université…
Ultrasound, a good indicator of the muscle quality
goal Echo intensity is a novel ultrasound imaging measure that can be used as an…
Improving implants at the molecular level!
goal The foreign body response entails protein adsorption, rush of immune cells, and an extended…
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with pain
goal Lise Dassieu and her team therefore aimed to understand the daily experience of people…
Active rehabilitation for older adults with persistent musculoskeletal pain
goal Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common cause of disability in older adults. Musculoskeletal pain…
Impact of back pain definitions used on clinical profile
goal Research studies may use different definitions of acute LBP, some considering or not a…
Prehabilitation : improving the postoperative experience
goal Prehabilitation, an approach based on the idea that the time before a surgery is…
The C. elegans worm used to study the mechanisms associated with pain
goal Jennifer Ben Salem, Francis Beaudry et al. hypothesized that RTX interacts with TRPV1 ortholog…
Prevention of concussion-related consequences in rats
Goal Right after a brain concussion, there is a massive release of glutamate from the…
Treat anxiety with small doses of LSD
In 2015, Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a research professor of psychopharmacology in the Department of Psychiatry…
Making a difference in helping researchers, patients, and healthcare workers through qualitative research
goal The role, intention, and purpose of qualitative research is to help complete a wholistic…
Low back pain management
goal There are multiple barriers to an optimal pain management which can be explained by…
CPS conference special competition
The next edition of the Canadian Pain Society (CPS) Congress will be held virtually or…
Cannabis and impulsive behavior in psychotic patients
Gabriella Gobi in collaboration with Stefano Comai are interested in the link between substance abuse,…
Reza Sharif, proud director of the Alan-Edwards center for pain research
Reza Sharif-Naeini, new director of the Alan-Edwards Center for Pain Research (AECRP) gives an interview…
Research and fiction
Caroline Arbor acted as scientific editor for the TV series ‘Audrey est retour‘ written by…
QPRN 20th anniversary
how it all began For decades, pain research has been one of Quebec’s greatest strengths….
A Nobel prize for research on pain
David Julius, 65, professor at the University of California, and Ardem Patapoutian, professor at the…
