Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Location: Health Sciences Building, USask, Saskatoon, SK

Target Audience

Family physicians, specialist physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, mental health professionals, pharmacists, physiotherapists, dentists, social worker, residents, researchers, health sciences students, and other health care professionals.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this conference, participants will be able to:

• Apply culturally sensitive, equity-informed care strategies to manage pain in Indigenous populations.
• Integrate mental health and substance use considerations into chronic pain management.
• Assess and implement effective and safe practices for opioid use in pediatrics and older adults, and psychedelics in pain management.
• Implement national standards and tailored approaches for pediatric pain management and mental health assessments.
• Develop practical strategies for handling complex pain cases, including those in rural settings and involving TMJ dysfunctions.

Conference Fees:

• $200 - Health Care Professionals
• $100 - Residents/Students 
• Free - People with Lived Experience *limited spots available*

REGISTRATION OPENING SOON!

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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Continuing Medical Education Division, University of Saskatchewan for up to 6.5 credit hours.

The College of Family Physicians of Canada: This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Continuing Medical Education Division, University of Saskatchewan for up to 6.5 Mainpro+ credits.

Other Healthcare Professionals: Participation in this conference may be included as part of the continuing education and competence programs established by individual professional associations.

Pain & Therapeutics Conference 2025 Scientific Planning Committee Members | Conflict of Interest Disclosure

• Erin Beckwell
• Dr. Randy Brilz
• Mary Fraser
• Janet Gunderson
• Karen Juckes
• Kelly Kizlyk
• Dr. Radhika Marwah
• Joy Richards
• Dr. Susan Tupper
• Kendra Usunier

The Pain & Therapeutics Conference 2025 has received an educational grant or in-kind support from the
Royal University Hospital Foundation's Peter and Anna Zbeetnoff Memorial Fund.