Nearly 8 million Canadians live with chronic pain—and one in five children experiences ongoing pain, too. In this National Pain Awareness Week episode, Jennifer, Keith and Virginia chat with four of the key voices in pain management in Canada. Pain BC/Pain Canada CEO Maria Hudspith explains why raising awareness must also challenge the disbelief and stigma people face. Dr. Alex Neville of Solutions for Kids in Pain shares how a new national pediatric pain standard is being put into practice, while Dr. Norm Buckley describes tools connecting people with pain to researchers and tracking Canadian pain research. Dr. Tanya Di Renna introduces the Canadian Pain Society’s Polka Dots for Pain campaign, turning an invisible experience into a visible prompt for conversation.

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