ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain/Opioid Stewardship sessions are Thursdays from 12:30-2:30pm
Please note the below curriculum topics are subject to change without notice.
Last updated: 16 April, 2018
Cycle 8
| Session /Date | Didactic Topic | Presenter(s) |
| 4 Jan 2018 | No Session | |
| S1 – 11 Jan 2018 | The Five Pillars of Chronic Pain: A Rational Approach to Pain Recovery | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S2 – 18 Jan 2018 | Clinical Interview and Qualitative Sensory Exam | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| S3 – 25 Jan 2018 | Screening for Psychosocial and Psychiatric Comorbidities | Dr. Paul Taenzer and Dr. Orit Zamir |
| S4 – 1 Feb 2018 | Common Comorbidities of Chronic Pain | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S5 – 8 Feb, 2018 | Patient Motivation and Goal Setting | Dr. John Flannery |
| 15 Feb 2018 | No Session | |
| S6 – 22 Feb, 2018 | Aberrant Behaviours | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S7 – 1 Mar 2018 | Switching Opioids | Dr. Andrea Furlan and Laura Murphy (RPh.) |
| S8 – 8 Mar, 2018 | Urine Drug Screening | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| 15 Mar, 2018 | No Session | |
| S9 – 22 Mar, 2018 | Tapering and Stopping Opioids | Dr. Andrea Furlan and Amy Robidas (RN) |
| 29 Mar, 2018 | No Session | |
| S10 – 5 Apr, 2018 | Activating the family pet as a resource | Dr. Kate Hodgson |
| S11 – 12 Apr,2018 | Headache (Migraines) Challenges in Primary Care | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S12 – 19 Apr, 2018 | Low Back Pain | Dr. John Flannery and Carlo Ammendolia (DC) |
| S13 – 26 Apr, 2018 | Movement and Physical Modalities | Mandy McGlynn (PT) |
| S14 – 3 May, 2018 | Central Sensitization conditions | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| S15 – 10 May, 2018 | Non-Traditional Treatments | Patrice dePeiza & Carlo Ammendolia |
| 17 May, 2018 | No Session | |
| S16 – 24 May, 2018 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) | Paul Taezner |
| S17 – 31 May, 2018 | Cannabis (Medical Marijuana) & Pain | Amol Despande |
| S18- 7 Jun, 2018 | Identification and management of Ehler’s syndrome / hyper mobility | Nimish Mittal |
| S19 – 14 Jun, 2018 | Cultural Safety and Pain Presentations | Dr. Allison Crawford |
| S20 – 21 Jun, 2018 | Putting it all together: Creating a comprehensive plan for the team and the patient | Dr. John Flannery |
Cycle 9
| Session /Date | Didactic Topic | Presenter(s) |
| 28 Jun 2018 | No Session | |
| S1 – 5 Jul, 2018 | The Five Pillars of Chronic Pain: A Rational Approach to Pain Recovery | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S2 – 12 Jul 2018 | Clinical Interview and Qualitative Sensory Exam | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| S3 – 19 Jul 2018 | Screening for Psychosocial and Psychiatric Comorbidities | Dr. Paul Taenzer and Dr. Orit Zamir |
| S4 – 26 Jul 2018 | Common Comorbidities of Chronic Pain | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S5- 2 Aug 2018 | Aberrant Behaviours | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| 9 Aug 2018 | No Session | |
| S6 – 16 Aug, 2018 | Patient Motivation and Goal Setting | Dr. John Flannery |
| 23 Aug 2018 | No session | |
| 30 Aug 2018 | No session | |
| S7 – 6 Sep 2018 | Switching Opioids | Dr. Andrea Furlan and Laura Murphy (RPh.) |
| S8 – 13 Sep, 2018 | Low Back Pain | Dr. John Flannery and Carlo Ammendolia (DC) |
| S9 – 20 Sep, 2018 | Tapering and Stopping Opioids | Dr. Andrea Furlan and Amy Robidas (RN) |
| S10 – 27 Sep, 2018 | Urine Drug Screening | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S11 – 4 Oct 2018 | Fibromyalgia | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| 11 Oct 2018 | No Session | |
| S12 – 18 Oct 2018 | Headache (Migraines) Challenges in Primary Care | Dr. Andrew Smith |
| S13 – 25 Oct 2018 | Movement and Physical Modalities | Mandy McGlynn (PT) |
| S14 – 1 Nov 2018 | Cannabis (Medical Marijuana) & Pain | Dr. Ruth Dubin |
| S15 – 8 Nov 2018 | Diet & Pain | Julie Besse |
| S16 – 15 Nov 2018 | Dealing with the difficult Patient | Dr. Orit Zamir |
| S17 – 22 Nov 2018 | Individuals with (developmental) disabilities with Chronic Pain | Dr. Alvin Loh |
| S18- 29 Nov 2018 | Orofacial Pain | Dr. David Mock |
| S19 – 6 Dec 2018 | Smoking and Pain | Dr. Alan Kaplan |
| S20 – 13 Dec 2018 | Putting it all together: Creating a comprehensive plan for the team and the patient | Dr. John Flannery |