QPRN presents:
The North American Pain School

An international educational
initiative since 2016

Fairmont Le Château Montebello
Montebello, QC, Canada

2018 Visiting Faculty

Allan I. Basbaum, Ph.D.

Allan I. Basbaum, Ph.D.

  • Professor & Chair, Dept. Anatomy, School of Medicine / University of California San Francisco
  • National Academy of Medicine / USA
  • Fellow Royal Society /United Kingdom

Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, M.D., FAAP

Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, M.D., FAAP

  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics / University of Minnesota
  • Medical Director, Department of Pain Medicine, Palliative Care & Integrative Medicine / Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

Ian Gilron, M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC

Ian Gilron, M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC

  • Professor, Dept. Of Anesthesiology & Biomedical Sciences / Queen’s University
  • Director of clinical pain research / Kingston Health Sciences Centre
  • Chair, Clinical research network / Chronic Pain Network CIHR SPOR

Judy Watt-Watson, R.N., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Judy Watt-Watson, R.N., M.Sc., Ph.D.

  • Professor Emeritus, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing / University of Toronto
  • Senior Fellow, Massey College / University of Toronto

Michael Salter, M.D., Ph.D.

Michael Salter, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dept. of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry / University of Toronto
  • Chief of Research / The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
  • Northbridge Chair in Paediatric Research

Irene Tracey, M.A., D.Phil.

Irene Tracey, M.A., D.Phil.

  • Professor and Chair, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences / University of Oxford
  • Fellow Academy Medical Sciences / United Kingdom

Patient Representatives

Jacques Laliberté

Jacques Laliberté

  • Founding Directior / Association québécoise de douleur chronique (AQDC)
  • Executive Committee Patient co-chair / Chronic Pain Network CIHR SPOR

Leslie M. Levine, Ph.D., V.M.D., J.D.

Leslie M. Levine, Ph.D., V.M.D., J.D.

  • Member of Board of Directors / Neuropathy Support Network and Neuropathy Action Foundation
  • Patient Panel Member / American Academy of Neurology
  • Steering Committee Member / National Academy for State Health policy