PAINtalks 2019 – Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators

The Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators (QNJPI) is proud to announce the PAINtalks 4^thedition which will take place in Montreal (Amphithéâtre Gesù, 1200 rue de Bleury), during the evening of November 23^th, 2019. The doors will open at 17h30 and the conference will begin at 18h00.

PAINtalks is a free event on pain open to all! This year, the event is bilingual, and a translation service is offered.

The evening will end with a cocktail.

The master of ceremonies of the evening will be the Quebec actor Stéphane Crête! Known for his role in the movie Dans une galaxie près de chez vous, he has also appeared in several other movies and TV shows, some of which have earned him Gémeaux Awards.

Registration is free but mandatory to save your place, on our Fourwave platform: https://www.fourwav.es/view/1418/registration/

For any question, you can contact us by email: paintalksqnjpi@gmail.com

Our two internationally renowned invited speakers are Pierre Rainville, Professor at Université de Montréal and Eloise Carr, professor of the University of Calgary and part of the Council for the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).

We are also honored to have a speaker from the Quebec Association of Chronic Pain (AQDC) !

This year, five research trainees from the QNJPI are also speakers !

We are pleased to announce our key speakers Yvonne Brandelli, research trainee from the Canadian Pain Society (CPS) and Jamie Katherine Moy, research trainee from the North American Pain School (NAPS) !

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