All children experience pain. Canada is a world leader in children’s pain research, but many children still do not receive the pain care they deserve. Poorly managed pain is linked to many negative short- and long-term consequences. The goal of our research is to work with parents to improve pain management for children. We believe that parents can be powerful and effective champions to improve care for children.
Dr. Chambers is an international leader in the study of children’s pain. She holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Children's Pain and is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience & Pediatrics and at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her research team is based in the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research at the IWK Health Centre. Her award-winning work spans research, training, knowledge translation, and advocacy.
We also conduct original grant-funded research on a range of topics in children's pain management, with a focus on developmental, psychological, and family factors.
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We looked at factors that contribute to resilience and risk in youth with JIA pain and their caregivers.
Our research is looking to understand stakeholders' needs for successfully engaging in activities to make a difference in children’s pain.
We learned more about pain in childhood cancer survivors.
We wanted to better understand parent perspectives of arthritis- and treatment-related pain in children.
Our research team consists primarily of trainees and staff who work together with parents and other experts to tackle the problem of poorly managed pain in children. We collaborate with a wide range of researchers across Canada and around the world who bring complementary expertise and experience.
We've heard from so many parents who have benefited from our campaigns and research. Help others by sharing your pain management story.
Recently my 6 year old required a IV for a medical procedure. He has a lot of scar tissue from previous IV's and central lines so it can be very difficult to get an IV in. After taking part in...
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BMC Health Services Research: Understanding the unique and common perspectives of partners engaged in knowledge mobilization activities within pediatric pain management: a mixed methods study Abstract Background Knowledge mobilization (KM) is essential to close the longstanding evidence to practice gap...
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