QPRN presents:

The North American Pain School,
the official pain school of the Canadian Pain Society and the United States Association for the Study of Pain

An international educational initiative since 2016

Fairmont Le Château Montebello
Montebello, QC, Canada

NAPS 2022

June 19-24, 2022
Fairmont Le Château Montebello,
Montebello, QC, Canada

Theme and program

The 2022 edition of NAPS will focus on the following theme:

Guest speakers

Catherine Bushnell, Ph.D.

Catherine Bushnell, Ph.D.

  • Scientific Director, Division of Intramural Research
  • Senior Investigator, Pain and Integrative Neuroscience Branch
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland

Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Redlich Professor, Stanford University Medical Center
  • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Neurosciences and Neurology (by courtesy)
  • Chief, Division of Pain Medicine
  • Director, Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab

Yoram Shir, M.D.

Yoram Shir, M.D.

  • Professor of Anesthesia & Edwards Chair in Clinical Pain, McGill University
  • Director, the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre

Mark P. Jensen, Ph.D.

Mark P. Jensen, Ph.D.

  • Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington

Kathleen Sluka, P.T., Ph.D., F.A.P.T.A.

Kathleen Sluka, P.T., Ph.D., F.A.P.T.A.

  • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
  • Department of neuroscience and Pharmacology
  • Pain Research Program, University of Iowa

Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D.

Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D.

  • Professor, Department of Molecular Pathobiology
  • Director, NYU Pain Research Center, New York University, College of Dentistry

Patient partners

Virginia McIntyre

Virginia McIntyre

  • Patient partner
  • Board Member, People in Pain Network (PIPN)
  • Facilitator, Annapolis Valley Pain Self Management Education/Support group

Jodi Borenstein

Jodi Borenstein

  • Patient partner