Symposium Organizing Committee

CO-CHAIRS

Kenneth D. Craig, PhD
Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia
Senior Investigator, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Tim Oberlander, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Developmental Pediatrics, University of British Columbia

MEMBERS

Ronald G. Barr, MA, MDCM, FRCPC
Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Canada Research Chair in Community Child Health Research
Director, Centre for Community Child Research, BC. Research Institute for Children’s and Women’s Health

Susan M. Bennett, Ph.D., R.Psych
Psychologist, Integrated Pain Service, BC Children's Hospital

Colleen A. Court, RN. BSN
Nurse Clinician, Pain Management Integrate Pain Service, BC Children’s Hospital

G. Allen Finley, MD, FRCPC, FAAP
Professor of Anesthesia and Psychology, Dalhousie University

Ruth E. Grunau, PhD
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Senior Scholar, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

Leora Kuttner, PhD, R. Psych
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia

Peter N. Malleson, MBBS, MRCP(UK), FRCPC
Professor of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia

Carolyne J. Montgomery, MD, FRCPC
Pediatric Anesthesia and Pain Management, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia

Robert Purdy, MSc, DVM, MD, FRCP(C)
Anesthesia, BC Children’s Hospital

Harold Siden, MD, MHSc
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - University of British Columbia
Medical Director, Canuck Place Children's Hospice

Caron Strahlendorf, MB, BCh, FCP (Paeds)
Oncologist, C&W

Tina C. Wang, MA, Doctoral Candidate
University of British Columbia

Fay Warnock, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor, School Nursing, University of British Columbia & Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE

CHAIR

Patrick J. McGrath, OC, Ph.D. FRSC
Killam Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Canada Research Chair, Psychology Department, Dalhousie University - Canada

MEMBERS

Adrian T. Bosenberg, MB ChB FFA(SA)
Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town – South Africa

Kenneth D. Craig, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia - Canada

Maria Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Professor of Developmental Neurobiology, Paediatric Pain Research Group - Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology, University College London – United Kingdom

Linda S. Franck, RN Ph.D, FAAN
Professor and Chair of Children's Nursing Research, Centre for Nursing and Allied Health Professions Research – United Kingdom

Ruth E. Grunau, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia - Canada

Joke A.M. Hunfeld, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher, Department of Medical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Erasmus Medical Center - The Netherlands

C. Celeste Johnston, RN, D.Ed.
James McGill Professor, McGill University School of Nursing, Montreal - Canada

Gustaf E. Ljungman, MD, Ph.D.
Head, Department of Pediatric Hematologic Oncology, Children's University Hospital - Sweden

Tiina Piira, B.Sc., M.Psych
Clinical Psychologist & Researcher, Pain Medicine Unit Sydney Children's Hospital – Australia

Laura E. Schanberg, MD
Associate Professor, Co-Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology & Director, Pediatric Pain Clinic, Children's Services, Duke University Medical Center - United States

Neil L. Schechter, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Director, Pain Relief Program, Connecticut Children's Medical Center - Canada

Wendy F. Sternberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, Haverford College - United States

Dick Tibboel, M.D. Ph.D.
Professor, Erasmus Medical Centre, Sophia Children's Hospital - The Netherlands

Gary A. Walco, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School and Director, The David Center for Children's Pain and Palliative Care, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center - United States

PaiN education day committee

CHAIR
Tim Oberlander, MD, FRCPC, University of British Columbia, Canada

MEMBERS
Susan M. Bennett, Ph.D., R.Psych
BC Children's Hospital, Canada

Colleen A. Court, RN. BSN
BC Children’s Hospital, Canada

Grace Mickelson
Corporate Director – Academic Development, Provincial Health Services Authority

Carolyne J. Montgomery, MD, FRCPC
BC Children's Hospital, Canada

Dori Van Stolk
Clinical Education Leader, BC Children's Hospital

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