Turning the Tide with Canada’s First Pain Portal - Dr. Patricia Poulin and Dr. Yaadwinder Shergil

In this episode of Action On Pain, Virginia, Keith, and Jennifer welcome Doctors Patricia Poulin and Yaadwinder Shergill, co-leads behind Canada's first comprehensive chronic pain management portal — "Power Over Pain". The guests share how the portal was developed, from identifying gaps in pain care access to securing funding through Health Canada. Built on a stepped care model, the portal offers free, evidence-based resources including workshops, self-management tools, and peer support — helping Canadians navigate chronic pain while reducing wait times for specialized care.–Links for this episode:Follow Dr. Patricia Poulin:Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - https://ohri.ca/en/find-researcher/patricia-poulinUniversity of Ottawa - https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/directory/dr-patricia-poulinFollow Dr. Yaadwinder Shergil:Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation - https://canadianchiropracticresearchfoundation.ca/members/dr-yaad-shergill/LinkedIn - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/yaad-shergill-37a2b842Follow 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.