JULY 2021

Thoughts on Chronic Pain

Overview It's Not About the Cure, It's About the Context July CMN Connect Members Pain BC Courses! Member Spotlight Member List Events Suggestion Survey Community News A Patient's Journey with Pain - Finding HELP AB Discussion of the Month Resource of the Month Brain Break

Chronic Pain - It’s Not About the Cure, It’s About the Context “Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey” - Marcel Proust. All people feel pain; pain is unavoidable. Yet for some, pain is an uninvited dictator... Read more Don't Miss Out! Access resources, discussion, and event recordings on the CMN Discussion Board! Visit ACFP Networks and click Sign In in the top right-hand corner Reset your password - click "Did you Forget your Password?" Enter your CMN application email address, check your inbox to reset your password Check out the Guide or the Tutorial Video for more info. Visit ACFP Networks

Our Members

FREE Pain BC Course Access for CMN Members The CMN is partnering with Pain BC to offer courses on pain to members, free of charge. There are three courses available (click title for more info on the course, and the button to register): Pain Foundations for Primary Care ($280 value) Pain Foundations for Allied Health Providers ($280 value) Gentle Movement & Relaxation ($80 value) IMPORTANT: The CMN only offers these free courses to members. Please do not share this opportunity with colleagues unless you let them know they will need to join the CMN for access.

Register Today!

This month our spotlight is Christelle Zacharki - Primary Care Pharmacist and Pain Management Clinic Lead with Mosaic PCN. Email mentorship@acfp.ca to nominate others! Read more about Christelle. Welcome Wagon Welcome to our newest members: Ashley Leslie, Nurse Rupinder Brar, Nurse Rhonda Ting, Pharmacist Inessa McIntyre, Pharmacist Johannes Botha, Family Physician Aimee-Dawn Sutherland, NP Amy Rainville-Bellemore, NP For an up-to-date list of all CMN members, check out the CMN community member list.

Community News

A Patient’s Journey with Pain - Finding HELP AB Tracy Fossum has been in a long-term relationship with chronic pain for as long as she can remember. Through the years, Tracy’s pain became harder... Read more. Resource of the Month Fast Five: The Perfect Appointment Discussion of the Month Do you have access to a multidisciplinary team to assist with treatment options? Are there barriers that make this difficult? View full post and share your answers here.

Test your knowledge in the CMN Discussion Board with this month's brain break. Send your finished word scramble to mentorship@acfp.ca or to Kerri or Agatha in the CMN Community for a chance to win. Congrats to Kala Beers - winner of May and June's Brain Break draw!

Events

Upcoming: We are in the process of planning upcoming events that will begin in September. Past: Visit the CMN Community Library for all recordings and slide decks.

Want to be a part of developing CMN educational sessions? Fill out the Suggestion Survey!

Email: mentorship@acfp.ca Collaborative Mentorship Network | www.cmnalberta.com Alberta College of Family Physicians | www.acfp.ca

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