Utilizing Science, Technology and the Arts to Transform Pain

le 19 octobre 2011 » Online

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you and your constituents for an fascinating exciting and dynamic webinar presentation on, “Utilizing Science, Technology and
the Arts to Transform Pain”. This webinar is part of our educational series, “Chronic Pain, the Journey Forward”. Co-hosted by the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability (CIRPD) and PainBC, this free webinar series provides an opportunity for for people living with pain, as well as their families and healthcare providers to learn from top researchers and practitioners how to live well with chronic pain.

We appreciate any assistance you can provide us by promoting this series with your constituents/staff/members/peers through:

An email blast

Posting the information on your website or in an e-newsletter (see also attached PDF flyer)

Tweeting this information

Posting the attached PDF flyer on a public bulletin board/staffroom etc.

If you are able, we would ask you to circulate the brief message below to get the word out about the October 19th webinar. We are also attaching a PDF with a fuller description of the webinar that you can pass along.

Join us on October 19th at 2:00 pm (PDT) for the third presentation of our
online education series, “Chronic Pain, the Journey Forward”

TOPIC: Utilizing Science, Technology and the Arts to Transform Pain – with Prof. Diane Gromala

This webinar, co-sponsored by CIRPD and Pain BC, will provide an overview of the exciting potential of new technologies and interactive design in helping to improve the lives of people who live with long-term chronic pain.

This webinar will offer some fascinating insights into:

• immersive VR research: promising early results,
• studies in the use of robotics to alleviate anxiety,
• new developments in using social media to combat social isolation,
• the importance of conducting research studies and participating in them.

DATE: Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 - 2:00 PM (PDT)

We look forward to meeting you online!

REGISTER NOW!

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LEARN MORE about CIRPD and this webinar series

Download the PDF Flyer.