Pictures of the Webinar Presenters with the Webinar title: Power over Pain: Re-Envisioning Chronic Pain Care to Improve Access & Connection
Webinar event date: 
May 29, 2024 11:30 am EDT
Webinar Presenters: 
Julie Dwyer, MSc Clinical Psychology

Julie Dwyer is a PhD candidate, health psychology instructor and pain scientist at Memorial University. She holds an MSc in Clinical Psychology from the University of Edinburgh and has been working at the Centre for Pain and Disability Management with the NL Health Service since 2017, and recently took on a short-term project management position to create a provincial pain program.

 

Dean Penney, MSW, BSW, BA, RSW

Dean Penney is the Clinical Lead at the Centre for Pain and Disability Management at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services in St. John’s, where he has worked for 17 years. He has 29 years of experience as a social worker and obtained his Master of Social work with a clinical specialization at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. He is registered with the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Social Workers and has been involved with the Registration Committee for the past 12 years.

Description

When acute pain is not addressed in a timely and effective manner it can become chronic. Chronic pain impacts an estimated 7.6 million Canadians, and its prevalence is expected to rise to nine million by 2030. Chronic pain can reduce quality of life and cause depression, increased suicidal ideation, insomnia, impaired cognitive function, and other damaging long-term effects including fear of movement, physical deconditioning and social isolation. Improving access to pain services is one of the top priorities identified among Canadians living with pain and their families. Power over Pain Portal (PoP) is a national initiative funded by Health Canada to improve connection and access for those living with pain as well as those who treat it.   This presentation will explore the biopsychosocial model of chronic pain and introduce the PoP as a resource that can be used within a social work practice.