Really pleased to have kept the promise I made during our workshop at EFIC (@maitevdm.bsky.social, @head-like-egg.bsky.social), and our work on the stability of pain habituation/sensitisation, and the underlying neural mechanisms. A long way to go, and a deep field of study. #psychology #pain #efic

We're looking for someone to join the Clinical Psychology faculty at Queen's!! Spread the word!

is pain an emotion? only @head-like-egg.bsky.social knows for sure

I'm putting together a wellness course at Queens with @querbylab.bsky.social. One of the best things about doing it is reviewing a lot of great wellness content, like this Ted Talk by my graduate advisor. @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBf...

"The experience of women CAF service members and veterans with comorbid chronic pain and PTSD:A qualitative inquiry"

Come see Gina Vaillancourt's poster (#86) today at the Canadian Pain Society meeting @canadianpain.bsky.social

"Whan trusting physicians increases helplessness: The role illness uncertainty in chronic pain management"

Come see Shokouh Abolhosseini's poster (#62) today at the Canadian Pain Society meeting @canadianpain.bsky.social

Dr. Gabrielle Page is this year's Canadian Pain Society Early Career Award winner! @canadianpain.bsky.social

Queen's own Juliana Park talking about chronic clitoral pain to open up the Canadian Pain Society meeting. @canadianpain.bsky.social

Great session on pain habituation and sensitization chaired by @richharrison.bsky.social at EFIC today @efic.bsky.social @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social

Does it matter if cognitive training targets pain or negative emotion?

Come see our poster "Cognitive reappraisal of pain or pain-unrelated negative emotion reduces pain intensity, emotional distress, and central sensitization" today at EFIC to find out! D.42. @efic.bsky.social

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Many thanks to CINN alumnus Tim Salomons @head-like-egg.bsky.social for a thought provoking presentation at this week's research meeting #neuromethods on pain, its management, the far-reaching implications of its study, and its very nature.

Delighted to share our new paper, "Dynamic effects of psychiatric vulnerability, #loneliness and isolation on distress during the first year of the #COVID-19 pandemic", out today in @naturementalhealth.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Setting up a thalamus voxel for a new MRS pain study! @queensucns.bsky.social

In this morning's lab meeting we discussed this important paper showing that people living with chronic pain have greater mental health needs, are less likely to seek treatment for mental health, and are less likely to benefit from treatment. We need to do better!!
journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...

Best coffee break is an Eat-More coffee break!

Here's a paper we published earlier this year showing that patients' treatment expectations were associated with response to lidocaine infusion over 8 weeks. Patients' alliance with their provider was also related to positive expectations and pain relief
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hi everyone! I finally jumped ship from that Musk-y hellhole, and will be using the platform for scientific content from here on in. Stay tuned.....