Pain Science Division

Pain care matters — and so does your training.

Take your pain management skills to the next level with the University of Alberta’s Certificate in Pain Management. This graduate-level, online program equips you with evidence-based approaches and interdisciplinary clinical reasoning to better assess and treat complex and chronic pain. Complete three courses over 18–24 months and earn a recognized UofA certificate that can enhance your practice and patient care. Now accepting applications for Fall 2026. Learn more!

Advance pain management through evidence and practice. The University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine is offering a Chronic Pain Management micro-course — a fully online, asynchronous six-week course – designed to strengthen clinicians’ knowledge and practical skills in chronic pain care. Now registering for February 16 – March 27, 2026.

This evidence-based course explores:
●  Patient-centred pain assessment
●  Interprofessional, collaborative management strategies
●  Practical applications across diverse patient populations
● Translation of current evidence into everyday clinical practice

Visit www.uab.ca/pd to register.
email: frmcpe@ualberta.ca

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The Pain Science Division is a special interest group of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association that serves physiotherapists who have an interest in better understanding and managing pain and in connecting with like-minded clinicians, educators and researchers.

Our Mission

Foster connections and collaborations between clinicians, educators and researchers interested in pain and physiotherapy
Facilitate the bidirectional translation of knowledge between pain research and clinical practice
Integrate the professional interests of Canadian physiotherapists within national and international pain networks