Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professorships Program was inaugurated in 1972 with public lectures by Gerhard Herzberg, Canadian recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics. Since then, 179 distinguished scholars have presented lectures on a broad range of topics. We are lucky to be able to participate in theis lecture series with a presentation by Christine Chambers and Dr. Michael Sullivan, “Thinking Differently About Pain”. This 90 minute presentation will be followed by a 30 minute question and answer period. It will be held on September 22, 2014 from 9:00 – 11:00 in the the UBC Frieidman Building Physical Therapy Board room with video connections to:
Greater Vancouver – Children’s and Women’s Hospital CSB V2-220
Greater Vancouver – Vancouver General Hospital: DHCC 2252
Greater Vancouver – St. Paul’s Hospital 1413
Greater Vancouver – Lions Gate Hospital Auditorium
Vancouver Island – Royal Jubilee Hospital VGH 1916
Northern BC – UHNBC 5030
MOVi Bridge ID: 30302
Teleconference line: 1-877-792-2770; ID 30302.
If attending in person at one of these sites please RSVP by emailing Audrey Dale (daleaa@mail.ubc.ca) with Thinking differently about pain in the subject line and indicate your location preference in the body of the email.
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Dr. Christine Chambers is a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology & Neuroscience, and former Canada Research Chair in Pain and Child Health, at Dalhousie University. Her research lab in the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research at the IWK Health Centre examines developmental, psychological, and social influences on children’s pain, with a focus on family factors in pediatric pain and pain measurement in children. She is the recipient of career awards from numerous organizations, including the International Association for the Study of Pain’s Ulf Lindblom Young Investigator Award. Dr. Chambers is an Associate Editor for PAIN and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. She currently serves as the Scientific Officer for the CIHR Psychosocial, Sociocultural & Behavioural Determinants of Health Peer Review Committee. |
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Dr. Michael Sullivan is Professor of Psychology, Medicine and Neurology at McGill University. He is Scientific Director of the McGill University Centre for Research on Pain and Disability. He has lectured nationally and internationally on the social and behavioral determinants of pain-related disability. He is known primarily for his research on the relation between catastrophic thinking and pain experience, as well as for the development of community-based approaches to the management of pain-related disability. Dr. Sullivan holds a Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Health. Dr. Sullivan received the Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession. |
Read more about their visit to UBC on the Green College website