"There is a lot of pain associated with the disease and a lot of research around pain is focused on some of the tough parts. It's focused on how much it hurts...But there's a lot less research that's actually looking...
Read MorePhD student, Yvonne Brandelli, talks with Paul Brothers of Global News Morning about pain in youth with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Yvonne is conducting a new study to explore resilience, or the ability to "bounce back", and looking for over...
Read MorePhD student, Yvonne Brandelli and her research team at Dalhousie University and The Centre for Pediatric Pain Research (IWK Health Centre) need 319 youth and their parents to complete an online survey which will help us learn more about resilience...
Read MoreThe Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) launched their latest videos in their "Ask A Scientist" series and they feature Dr. Christine Chambers answering questions from children with evidence based tips on how to manage needle pain, fear, fainting, and...
Read MoreMeasuring Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Development and Preliminary Validation of the FCRI-Child and FCRI-Parent Versions Abstract Objective Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common and distressing psychosocial concern for adult cancer survivors. Data on...
Read MorePain and its associated factors in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA): A systematic review Our team is conducting a systematic review on pain in children with JIA to determine the biological, psychological, and social risk and protective factors...
Read More“Every little furrow of her brow makes me want to stop”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Mothers’ Experiences with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treatments Abstract Objective Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are faced with a complex medical journey requiring consistent...
Read More“There is so much work to be done in the area of pain in cancer, and pain in survivorship specifically,” says Perri Tutelman, a PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University and IWK Health. “We know that rates of...
Read MoreCongratulations to our trainee, Perri Tutelman! Perri was awarded a Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, "Understanding the Pain Experience in Childhood Cancer Survivors" This award recognizes graduate students who conduct research projects following engaged...
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