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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…

Science Café on pain
On June 10, 2026, the Quebec Pain Research Network, in collaboration with Fibromyalgie Laval and…
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 →

Nos gènes influencent-ils notre réponse au cannabis? EN
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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 →

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…

Quebec Consortium on Veteran’s Health
Objective The objectives of this multidisciplinary consortium are to study the navigation of veterans living…

Publications of the month 2024
Find the monthly publications of QPRN members by selecting the different months of the year….

Fibromyalgia, Recommendations and actual practice
Anaïs Lacasse, a researcher at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue and co-director of the…

Does sleep deprivation has an impact on your pain?
Goal Although many people report in qualitative studies (i.e. studies describing a phenomenon, often through…

Education and exercise for shoulder pain
Jean-Sébastien Roy, physiotherapist, professor at Université Laval and member of the RQRD, and Marc-Olivier Dubé,…

The Arthritis Society supports Philippe Séguéla’s work
Philippe Séguéla is a full professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill…

The Arthritis Society supports Louis Gendron’s work
Louis Gendron is a professor at the Université de Sherbrooke, director of the pharmacology-physiology department…

Carmen-Édith Belleï-Rodriguez guest on Beau dans ma tête
Carmen-Édith Belleï-Rodriguez, psycho-educator and doctor of health sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke, was a…

A podcast about pain by Serge Marchand
Serge Marchand is a professor and researcher at the Université de Sherbrooke and a member…

The Manage My Pain portail in Le Devoir
In this article in Le Devoir, Dr Anne Marie Pinard, Professor at Université Laval, holder…

Michel Perreault honoured by the CECTC
Michel Perreault, associate professor at McGill University, head of the cross-training programme and member of…

How effective are opioids for acute pain after an ED visit?
Goal Opioids (e.g.: morphine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, codeine) are often prescribed for acute pain to the…

Quebec company brings virtual reality to distract patients during painful procedures
Paperplane Therapeutics, a leading Quebec-based start-up in the development of highly interactive and immersive virtual…

Adapting virtual psychological care for low back pain
Junie Carrière and Guillaume Léonard are professors at the Université de Sherbrooke and members of…

The effects of music on pain
Mathieu Roy, professor at McGill University and member of QPRN, looks at the effects of…

Manon Choinière funded by CIHR to evaluate implementation of the pain action plan
Congratulations to the team led by Manon Choinière, in close collaboration with several members of…

The transmission of biological memory
Marco Battaglia, from the University of Toronto, and Yves De Koninck, from Laval University’s Faculty…

Estelle Carde receives FRQS award for publications in French
The place of French in the world of scientific publications is very important in ensuring…

The voice of student researchers
These webinars will take place every Monday from 12 noon to 1 p.m., and will…

Does physical activity always decrease pain?
Goal Our sensitivity to physical activity (SPA), or the pain that we feel after a…




