Welcome

Welcome on the site of Chaire de Leadership en Enseignement (CLE) sur la douleur chronique de l’Université Laval. This project aims to better equip frontline healthcare professionals to effectively manage clients living with chronic pain. It is based on french short capsules (on average 15 minutes long) covering various topics related to the challenges posed by the diagnosis and management of chronic pain. Summaries of key elements are available for later reference, as well as additional relevant resources on the subject. We encourage you to suggest topics, send us your feedback, or ask questions at : chairedouleur@fmed.ulaval.ca

We also invite you to recommend this site to your patients and their loved ones, as two sections are accessible to them as well.

Enjoy your visit !

Anne Marie Pinard MD M.(Ed)
Titulaire de la CLE sur la douleur chronique-MEDISCA
Anesthésiologiste en clinique de douleur chronique

Training credits and certificates

The current activity constitutes a recognized professional development activity (Category A) as well as a recognized exercise assessment activity (Category B) as defined by the Collège des médecins du Québec, for which Centre Pedagogia acknowledges a maximum of 15 hours annually in Category A and 10 hours in Category B.

The current activity constitutes an accredited collective learning activity (Section 1) as well as an accredited self-assessment program (ID #14668) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; it has been approved by the Centre Pedagogia for a maximum of 15 hours annually in Section 1 and 10 hours in Section 3.

This self-learning and credit evaluation program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. It has been certified by the Centre Pedagogia  and entitles participants annually to up to 15 Mainpro+ credits in self-learning and 10 Mainpro+ credits in evaluation.

For any other professionals, this activity provides a certificate for a maximum of 1.5 CME credits or 15 hours of participation annually. Participants must claim from their respective order a number of hours corresponding to the duration of their participation; this is indicated on the official annual certificate issued by the Centre Pedagogia .

You can register between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, each year via the registration links managed by Pedagogia :

• Registration link for physicians (Accreditation fee of $50);
• Registration link for other healthcare professionals (Accreditation fee of 30$).

Déclaration

1)Presenter Disclosure

The presenters do not have any affiliations or financial interests with any for-profit or non-profit organization, except for Dr. Anne Marie Pinard, head of the Chaire de leadership en enseignement (CLE) sur la douleur chronique – Medisca, who has received financial support in the form of an educational grant without any oversight from MEDISCA Pharmaceutical Inc. for a period of five years.

 2) Financial support diclosure

This training program was produced with financial support from Medisca in the form of an educational grant without oversight. Only the funds granted by Medisca represent a potential conflict of interest. They were used to finance the various training modules, invest in the necessary materials for their creation, and compensate the involvement of students, experts, and qualified staff.

 3) Mitigation of Potential Bias Sources

Several measures have been implemented to reduce potential sources of bias :

• MEDISCA has no oversight of the content.
• No specific products from MEDISCA are mentioned among the proposed pharmacological recommendations, except in the capsules on topical compounds, where a specific explanation will be provided.
• All recommendations concerning clinical medicine are based on evidence accepted by the profession, as well as expert opinions in the field of chronic pain.
• All scientific research mentioned, reported, or used within the scope of the continuing professional development activity to support or justify recommended patient care adheres to generally recognized standards.