Biopsychosocial Innovation: CAPM’s Role in Pain Care with Dr. Lydia Hatcher

In this week's episode, Jennifer, Keith, and Virginia welcome Dr. Lydia Hatcher, a family physician, pain management specialist, and president of the Canadian Academy of Pain Management (CAPM). Dr. Hatcher discusses the Academy's 30-year mission of educating clinicians and patients using a biopsychosocial approach—treating the whole person, not just the pain. The conversation highlights the importance of patient voices in medical education, setting realistic functional goals, and moving beyond opioid-focused care. Dr. Hatcher also addresses the significance of pain being recognized as a disease under the ICD-11 classification.–Links for this episode:Follow Dr. Lydia Hatcher:Canadian Academy of Pain Management - https://www.canadianapm.com/Lifemark - https://www.lifemark.ca/therapists/lydia/hatcher/4006333LinkedIn - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/lydia-hatcher-b9888743Follow Action On Pain:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/action-on-pain/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actiononpain/Follow Virginia:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginia-mcintyre-8867a247/Website - www.pipain.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/virginia_mci/Follow Jennifer:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdalycyr/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jen_dalycyr/# Follow Keith:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-meldrum-03701734/     https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-path-forward-painInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meldrum_keith/Website: https://www.facebook.com/APathFWDFollow Chronic Pain NetworkLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cpn-rdc/posts/?feedView=allFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/cpn.rdcThe Action on Pain podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Chronic Pain Network, a national research and knowledge mobilization network.