Learn about strategies for pain management in children with inflammatory bowel disease and Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), a national knowledge mobilization network whose mission is to improve children's pain management by mobilizing evidence-based solutions into health care practice. Crohn's and Colitis Canada is a proud partner of SKIP.
Dr Christine Chambers (PhD, RPsych) is a clinical psychologist, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Children's Pain and a Killam Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology & Neuroscience at Dalhousie University. She is based in the Centre for Pediatric Pain and her research focuses on improving the assessment and management of children's pain. She has published over 150 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals and was named as one of the top 10 most productive women clinical psychology professors in Canada. Her "It Doesn't Have to Hurt" initiative has been viewed by over 150 million people worldwide, trended nationally on social media, won national and international awards, and was featured in The New York Times, The Globe & Mail, and on CBC's The National. A leader in patient engagement and knowledge mobilization, Dr. Chambers has given numerous public presentations including a TEDx talk. She is the Scientific Director of a recently established national knowledge mobilization network with over 100 partners, Solutions for Kids in Pain/Solutions pour la douleur chez les enfants (SKIP).