Events →
Science Café on pain
On June 10, 2026, the Quebec Pain Research Network, in collaboration with Fibromyalgie Laval and…
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…
Fundings →
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…
FRQS Research Scholars 2025
Congratulations to our members on their success in the FRQ scholarships competition !
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 →
‘I show off’ meeting travel award 2026-2027
The meeting travel award program allows trainees to attend conferences related to pain or related…
PAINtalks 2025
The 10th edition of the PAINtalks organized by the Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators…
Let’s Talk About Pain podcast season 2
The Quebec Pain Research Netowrk (QPRN), in collaboration with the Quebec Network of Junior Pain…
Popularized publications →
Pain after breast cancer: which strategies can help?
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Managing pain after a brain or spinal cord injury
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Stress and Low Back Pain
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Scientific advances →
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…
Quebec Consortium on Veteran’s Health
Objective The objectives of this multidisciplinary consortium are to study the navigation of veterans living…
An exciting discovery
Discoveries of therapeutic options are sometimes made by chance. Gabriella Gobi, a physician and professor…
Gilles Lavigne appointed Full Professor at McGill University
Gilles Lavigne is retired from the Université de Montréal, where he has been a professor…
A possible solution for musicians’ pain
Musicians often work in unnatural positions for several hours at a time. This can lead…
Pablo Ingelmo honoured by the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation
Dr Pablo Ingelmo, anaesthesiologist and professor at McGill University and member of the QPRN, has…
Transcranial STimulation for pain in the elderly
Guillaume Léonard, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Université de…
2024 Pilot projects
This program serves to initiate and promote an innovative and not funded aspect of the…
Etienne Vachon-Presseau awarded Canada Research Chair
Étienne Vachon-Presseau is a professor at McGill University and a member of the RQRD. He…
Mark Ware talks about the challenge of pain at the Hirsh-Rosenfeld conference
Each year, the Department of Family Medicine of McGill University, in collaboration with the St….
Éric Troncy, Chair of the IASP’s Non-Human Special Interest Group
The Non-Human Pain Special Interest Group aims to encourage basic and clinical research on the…
Sylvie LeMay receives effervescence’s Social Innovation Award
Sylvie LeMay, Professor at the Université de Montréal and member of the QPRN, was awarded…
The stigma of pain and opioids
To counter the opioid crisis, there were changes in the pain treatment guidelines in 2017….
Canadian Pain Society Awards 2024
Congratulations to our members who were recognized by the Canadian Pain Society at the Annual…
The eagerly awaited decline in the opioid crisis
Opioids are medications that help relieve pain, but can be addictive if used on the…
FRQS Research Scholars 2024
Congratulations to our members on their success in the FRQSC and FRQS scholarships competition !…
Michel Perreault obtains funding from the Substance Use and Addictions Program
The project by Michel Perreault and his team aims to improve the response to the…
The advantage of artificial intelligence in repairing damaged brain functions
Neurostimulation alters the functioning of neurons by sending mild electrical signals directly into the brain…
Prescription and withdrawal of opiods
Despite guidelines established in 2017, opioid prescribing remains a sensitive issue to this day. While…
Congratulations to our members presenting at the Pain Mechanisms and Therapeutics Conference
Congratulations to our scientists presenting their latest research progress at the Pain Mechanisms and Therapeutics…
Quebec Adaptation and Rehabilitation Research Conference
The QPRN is proud to be part of the organizing committee for the 5th Quebec…
