Cycle 4 of the BC ECHO for Chronic Pain will begin on September 21, 2021 and run until June 21, 2022. If you are registered for Cycle 4, please read below for information on upcoming 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 Cycle 4, please refer to this page.
Upcoming sessions
Session 1
- Date and time: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: Neck pain
- Presenter: TBA
Session 2
- Date and time: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: Movement and pain
- Presenters: TBA
Session 3
- Date and time: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: How we talk about pain
- Presenters: TBA
Session 4
- Date and time: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: Narrative medicine and pain
- Presenters: TBA
Session 5
- Date and time: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: Arthritis and pain
- Presenters: TBA
Session 6
- Date and time: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: Navigating difficult conversations with patients
- Presenter: TBA
Session 7
- Date and time: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: Transitional pain
- Presenters: TBA
Session 8
- Date and time: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: Vulvodynia
- Presenters: TBA
Session 9
- Date and time: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: Supporting people with pain who have intellectual disabilities and/or are neurodiverse
- Presenters: TBA
Session 10
- Date and time: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 from 6:00-8:00PM PST
- Topic: Pain and substance use
- Presenters: TBA
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.