ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain/Opioid Stewardship sessions are Thursdays from 12:30-2:30pm
Cycle 6
| Session /Date | Didactic Topic | Presenter(s) |
| S1 – 5 Jan, 2017 | The Five Pillars of Chronic Pain: A Rational Approach to Pain Recovery | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S2 – 12 Jan, 2017 | Clinical Interview and Qualitative Sensory Exam | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| S3 – 19 Jan, 2017 | Screening for Psychosocial and Psychiatric Comorbidities | Dr. Paul Taenzer and Dr. Orit Zamir |
| S4 – 26 Jan, 2017 | Common Comorbidities of Chronic Pain | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S5 – 2 Feb, 2017 | Patient Motivation and Goal Setting | Dr. John Flannery and David Clark (OT) |
| S6 – 9 Feb, 2017 | Opioid Guidelines | Dr. Andrea Furlan |
| 16 Feb, 2017 | No Session (Family Day) | |
| S7 – 23 Feb, 2017 | Aberrant Behaviours | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S8 – 2 Mar, 2017 | Switching Opioids | Dr. Andrea Furlan and Bonita Rubin (RPh) |
| S9 – 9 Mar, 2017 | Tapering and Stopping Opioids | Dr. Andrea Furlan and Amy Robidas (RN) |
| 16 Mar, 2017 | No Session | |
| S10 – 23 Mar, 2017 | Urine Drug Screening | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S11 – 30 Mar, 2017 | Low Back Pain | Dr. John Flannery and Carlo Ammendolia (DC) |
| S12 – 6 Apr, 2017 | Neuropathic Pains | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S13 – 13 Apr, 2017 | Headache Challenges in Primary Care | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S14 – 20 Apr, 2017 | Fibromyalgia | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| S15 – 27 Apr, 2017 | Movement and Physical Modalities | Mandy McGlynn (PT) and David Clark (OT) |
| S16 – 4 May, 2017 | Self Management and Mindfulness | Dr. Ruth Dubin and Carlan Stants (DC) |
| S17 – 11 May, 2017 | Pelvic Pain | Dr. Magali Robert |
| S18 – 18 May, 2017 | Non-Opioid Medications | Dr. John Flannery |
| 25 May, 2017 | No Session | |
| S19 – 1 Jun, 2017 | Interventional Treatments | Dr. Scott Duggan |
| S20 – 8 Jun, 2017 | Dealing with your most challenging patients | Dr. Orit Zamir |
| S21 – 15 Jun, 2017 | Cannabis in Canada: Its role in Chronic Pain Management | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| S22 – 22 Jun, 2017 | Putting it all together: Creating a comprehensive plan for the team and the patient | Dr. John Flannery |
Cycle 7
| Session /Date | Didactic Topic | Presenter(s) |
| S1 – 29 Jun, 2017 | The Five Pillars of Chronic Pain: A Rational Approach to Pain Recovery | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| July 6, 2017 | No Session (Canada Day) | |
| S2 – 13 Jul, 2017 | Clinical Interview and Qualitative Sensory Exam | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| S3 – 20 Jul, 2017 | Screening for Psychosocial and Psychiatric Comorbidities | Dr. Paul Taenzer and Dr. Orit Zamir |
| S4 – 27 Jul, 2017 | Common Comorbidities of Chronic Pain | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S5 – 3 Aug, 2017 | Patient Motivation and Goal Setting | Dr. John Flannery and David Clark (OT) |
| S6 – 10 Aug, 2017 | Opioid Guidelines | Dr. Andrea Furlan |
| S7 – 17 Aug, 2017 | Aberrant Behaviours | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S8 – Aug 24, 2017 | Switching Opioids | Dr. Andrea Furlan and Laura Murphy (RPh) |
| 31 Aug, 2017 | No Session (Labour Day) | |
| S9 – 7 Sep, 2017 | Urine Drug Screening | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| 14 Sep, 2017 | No Session | |
| S10 – 21 Sep, 2017 | Tapering and Stopping Opioids | Dr. Andrea Furlan and Amy Robidas (RN) |
| S11 – 28 Sep, 2017 | Low Back Pain | Dr. John Flannery and Carlo Ammendolia (DC) |
| S12 – 5 Oct, 2017 | Myofascial Pain | Dr. Andrea Furlan, Amy Robidas (RN), Mary Hanna & Theodoce Ortega (OT) |
| 12 Oct, 2017 | No Session (Thanksgiving) | |
| S13 – 19 Oct, 2017 | Neuropathic Pains | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S14 – 26 Oct, 2017 | Fibromyalgia | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| S15 – 2 Nov, 2017 | Self Management and Mindfulness | Dr. Ruth Dubin and Dr. Orit Zamir |
| S16 – 9 Nov, 2017 | Non-Opioid Medications | Dr. John Flannery |
| S17 – 16 Nov, 2017 | Movement and Physical Modalities | Mandy McGlynn (PT) and David Clark (OT) |
| S18 – 23 Nov, 2017 | Preventing Immunization Pain | Bonnie Stevens |
| S19 – 30 Nov, 2017 | Interventional Treatments | Dr. Scott Duggan |
| S20 – 7 Dec, 2017 | Dealing with your Most Challenging Patients | Dr. Orit Zamir |
| S21 – 14 Dec, 2017 | Choosing Wisely when your Patient has Chronic Pain | Dr. David Kaplan |
| 21 Dec, 2017 | No Session (Christmas break) | |
| 28 Dec, 2017 | No Session (Christmas break) | |