Cycle 3 of the BC ECHO for Chronic Pain began on September 15, 2020 and ran until June 2021. If you registered for Cycle 3, please read below for information on sessions and additional resources that are available to support your learning.
If you'd like more information on the BC ECHO for Chronic Pain or would like to join the next cycle beginning in September 2021, please refer to this page.
Cycle 3 sessions
Session 1
- Date and time: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Pain neuroscience education
- Presenter: Roly Fletcher, Physiotherapist, and Susan Reid Schellinck, Occupational Therapist
Session 2
- Date and time: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Creating a comprehensive pain plan
- Presenters: Dr. Mike Butterfield, Addictions Medicine Specialist and Psychiatrist, and Dr. Rodica Janz, General Practitioner
Session 3
- Date and time: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Patient motivation and goal setting
- Presenter: Dr. Bronnie Lennox Thompson
Session 4
- Date and time: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Neuropathic pain: assessment and management
- Presenters: TBA
Session 5
- Date and time: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Central sensitization syndromes
- Presenters: Dr. Michael Butterfield, Addictions Medicine Specialist and Psychiatrist
Session 6
- Date and time: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Myofascial pain syndrome
- Presenter: Dr. Pamela Squire, guest speaker
Session 7
- Date and time: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Complex regional pain syndrome
- Presenters: Roly Fletcher, Physiotherapist, Susan Schellinck, Occupational Therapist, and Dr. Rodica Janz, General Practitioner
Session 8
- Date and time: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Stress, lifestyle and chronic pain
- Presenters: Susan Schellinck, Occupational Therapist, and Julie Carlson, Registered Clinical Social Worker
Session 9
- Date and time: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Psychological treatments for chronic pain
- Presenters: Dr. Michael Butterfield, Addictions Medicine Specialist and Psychiatrist
Session 10
- Date and time: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
- Topic: Regenerative medicine for chronic pain
- Presenters: Dr. Najam Mian, Physiatrist and Pain Specialist
Accessing central hub for ECHO
The BC ECHO for Chronic Pain is hosted through LearnUpon, Pain BC’s online learning management system, which is both desktop and mobile friendly and is also available as an iOS app through the App Store. We recommend using Google Chrome for optimal performance. After registering, you should receive an email with course login instructions and a temporary password. If you have registered but did not receive an email, please check your junk folder before emailing learnersupport@painbc.ca
Once you receive your temporary password, you can log in to your account and access the live webinars by visiting painbc.learnupon.com or by clicking on the “log in” button in the top right corner of the painbc.ca webpage.
Submit a case presentation
If you're feeling stuck on a tricky patient case, the case presentations included in the monthly ECHO sessions can help. By submitting an anonymous patient case presentation, you will have opportunities to present your case and receive interdisciplinary community and specialist recommendations that are designed to be realistic and helpful for patients living with pain. All health care providers are encouraged to submit a case to help expand their learning and improve their practice. To submit a case, fill out this case submission form.
CME credits
This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the British Columbia Chapter for up to 2 Mainpro+ credits per session. By completing all four parts of each session (including the pre- and post-evaluations), you will receive your CME certificate automatically. If you are having issues downloading your certificate, please email learnersupport@painbc.ca.
Hosting a viewing party
If you would like to host a group viewing party for your team of staff or students, please download the following files to get started:
- Fillable poster: This can be used to promote the viewing party throughout your office or clinic.
- Attendance sheet: As a viewing party host, you are required to take attendance and submit the form to learnersupport@painbc.ca after each session.
Required software: Zoom
We use the Zoom webinar software for each of the monthly ECHO sessions. You'll need to download this free software onto your computer or laptop prior to accessing the virtual webinars. You can download Zoom directly here. For an optimal learning experience, we request that you enable your camera during the session.
Please test your system prior to each of the sessions to ensure you are able to download the software and join. More information about getting started with Zoom is available here.
If you would prefer to access Zoom through your browser, rather than downloading the software, read these instructions. Note that the web version has limited features and functions best on Chrome.
Troubleshooting
If you have read the above instructions and continue to experience any issues with accessing our ECHO, please email learnersupport@painbc.ca and we'll be happy to help.grown into one of BC’s most important events to foster ongoing pain education and networking opportunities for health care providers.