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A SSHRC funded project on meaningful engagement among people living with chronic pain and marginalization. https://www.pepr-partnership.org/

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · 25d

🎙️Episode 1 of LIVING PROOF: Experience as Evidence is here!

🔗YOUTUBE: youtu.be/Xtw3AET8y5k
🔗SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/show/6lrG3BV...
🔗APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...

We invite you to listen, subscribe to #LivingProofPodcast, and share your feedback with us at #PeprPartnership.

PODCAST Episode 1: Exploring Meaningful Engagement with Fiona Webster, Kate Rice, and Laura Connoy

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · 17d

"The Unforgotten" is a film that explores systemic racism, the impacts of colonialism and the ongoing trauma experienced by Indigenous peoples in the Canadian health care system. You can view the film here: theunforgotten.cma.ca

The Unforgotten, a film about Indigenous health - The Unforgotten

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · 17d

Today we observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We reflect on and acknowledge the historical and current lived experiences of Canada's Indigenous Peoples and strengthen PEPR's ongoing commitment to decolonization in our research, engagement, and knowledge mobilization practices.

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · 25d

The PEPR Partnership is funded by @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca 🍁

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · 25d

PODCAST Episode 1: Exploring Meaningful Engagement with Fiona Webster, Kate Rice, and Laura Connoy

YouTube video by PEPR Partnership

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · 29d

Here's a clip from our debut #LivingProofPodcast episode, dropping on Monday! Stay tuned on all of our #PeprPartnership channels for our premiere.

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · 29d

Our colleagues at @kidsinpain.bsky.social are hiring 👇

Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣 Looking to turn research into action with real-world impact? SKIP is hiring a Project Coordinator at our Admin Centre on the Dalhousie Campus in Halifax! Apply by Sept 24!🔗 tinyurl.com/4duk7kny
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt #Hiring #Halifax

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Sep 15

We're pleased to share a sneak preview of our new podcast, Living Proof: Experience as Evidence, launching in one week!

What topics or questions would you like us to explore in future episodes of #LivingProofPodcast?

Follow us here on Bluesky, and stay tuned for our premiere.

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Sep 11

PEPR's podcast LIVING PROOF: Experience as Evidence in Pain Research premieres Sep 22 during #PainAwarenessMonth.

#LivingProofPodcast brings together researchers and people with lived experience to ask: What counts as evidence, and how do we share it?

Follow #PeprPartnership for updates!

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Sep 2

Canadian Journal of Pain special issue: "Social and health inequities in chronic pain across the lifespan." Members of our partnership, including @fionawebster1.bsky.social, are co-editors. Check out the collection, including their insightful editorial, here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ucjp20/8/2

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Aug 7

Dr. Laura Connoy is a critical sociologist whose research interests center on chronic pain, trauma, and social injustice. She is the Research Manager for the #PEPRPartnership and Postdoctoral Associate. She is involved in various projects that focus on #patientengagement in #chronicpainresearch.

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Jul 29

Kathleen (Kate) Rice is the Co-Director - Academic for the #PeprPartnership.

Kate is Assistant Professor and Research Director in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University, where she holds the Tier II Canada Research Chair in the Medical Anthropology of Primary Care.

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are thrilled to announce PEPR’s new partnership with the Saskatchewan Pain Society aka SaskPain! You can learn about SaskPain at their website saskpain.ca

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Jul 22

We're on LinkedIn! Connect with us www.linkedin.com/company/pepr-partnership
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PEPR - Partnership for the Engagement of People in Pain Research | LinkedIn

PEPR - Partnership for the Engagement of People in Pain Research | 20 followers on LinkedIn. A SSHRC funded Partnership Grant on meaningful engagement among people living with chronic pain and margina...

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Jul 17

Desmond Williams is the Co-Director - Person With Lived Experience for the #PeprPartnership.

He also helps people to manage #chronicpain through movement and mindfulness. In his advocacy work, Desmond aims to amplify the voices of marginalized communities.

#PainResearch #PatientEngagement

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Jul 15

Professor Fiona Webster @fionawebster1.bsky.social is PEPR's Director and Principal Investigator. PEPR was founded in 2022 as a result of receiving a $2.4 million SSHRC Partnership grant, entitled Toward Democratization of Health: A Sociological Exploration of #PatientEngagement in #PainResearch.

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Jul 3

#LivingProofPodcast brings together researchers, partners, and people with lived experience to ask: What counts as evidence, and how is it shared?

#PeprPartnership #ChronicPain #PatientVoices #PatientEngagement #LivedExperience #KnowledgeMobilization

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Jul 3

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🎧 Living Proof: Experience as Evidence in Pain Research. This is the trailer for PEPR's new podcast exploring connections and opportunities to integrate #livedexperience in #chronicpainresearch.

👉 Please subscribe to our channel to hear about our first episode!

Living Proof: Experience as Evidence in Pain Research (PEPR PODCAST TRAILER)

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're so pleased to share our Summer 2025 newsletter! Take a look at what we've been working on so far this year. We've also welcomed several new people to the partnership.

Wishing you a fabulous summer ☀️

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · May 8

The Canadian Journal of Pain is accepting submissions for an article collection: "Improving Pain Research Through Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science."

More information can be found here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/article_coll...

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PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · May 8

We had a great time at this year’s @canadianpain.bsky.social annual meeting in Toronto. Congrats to the organizing committee! We are so grateful for all of your support. #CanadianPain25 #PeprPartnership

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · May 8

It was terrific to have you with us in Toronto! Thank you. We're all looking forward to more great work together in the future.

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · May 4

Happening now in Emmanuel College room 119. Our symposium explores #criticalscholarship in #painresearch and how we can use it to understand issues of equity.
#CriticalPainScholarship #PeprPartnership #CanadianPain25

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · May 2

Our last session of the day is a fireside chat where we ask the question, “How do we establish a new field?” This chat is lead by Dr. Joan Eakin and Dr. Annalise Weckesser. #CriticalPainScholarship #PeprPartnership #CanadianPain25

PEPR Partnership @peprpartnership.bsky.social · May 2

Next up we have a book presentation: Dr. Joanna Kempner shares “Outlaws, Outcasts, and Iconoclasts: Rethinking Pain Medicine Through Patient-Led Innovation.”