Season two of the Action On Pain podcast kicks off with an insightful conversation featuring Brandon Van Dam and Dr. Norm Buckley from the Chronic Pain Network (CPN). They discuss CPN's strategic priorities, including patient engagement, multi-site clinical trials, community-based pain care, and knowledge mobilization for policymakers. A highlight is Pain Connect, a platform linking researchers with people living with chronic pain to support meaningful collaboration. Throughout the episode, the importance of authentically centering lived experience in research is emphasized. This episode offers valuable insight into Canada's coordinated efforts to improve pain research, education, and care.

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