The Alberta Summer Pain Academy
By The Alberta Pain Research Network
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August 28-29, 2026
at the Kipnes Health Research Academy, University of Alberta
A 1.5-day symposium bringing together leading pain researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience, trainees, and partners from across sectors to explore the most urgent challenges in pain research and care.
A 1.5-day symposium bringing together leading pain researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience, trainees, and partners from across sectors to explore the most urgent challenges in pain research and care.
Registration Deadline: July 21, 2026
Day 1
Day 1
12:00pm-1:00pm: Welcome reception
1:00-1:15pm: Opening remarks, (Dr. Bradley Kerr)
1:15pm-2:00pm: Measuring pain from a psychological perspective (Dr. Bruce Dick)
2:00pm-3:00pm: Measuring (the absence of) pain in anesthesia (Dr. Derek Dillane)
3:00pm-4:00pm: Keynote speaker: Dr. Greg Corder, University of Pennsylvania “Using LUPE to measure pain”
4:00pm-5:30pm: Poster session
Day 2
Day 2
7:30am-8:30am: Coffee, snacks
8:30am-9:30am: Measuring pain in pediatric populations (Dr. Melanie Noel)
9:30am-10:30am: Measuring pain after chemotherapy (Dr. Bradley Kerr)
10:30am-11:00am: Break
11:00am-12:00pm: Measuring pain with RAMalgo (Dr. Steven Prescott)
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch break
1:00pm-2:00pm: “The Debaters”-Pain Edition (Moderator: Dr. Anna Taylor)
2:00pm-3:00pm: Measuring visceral pain (Dr. Yasmin Nasser)
3:00pm-4:00pm: Measuring pain after neurosurgery (Dr. Tejas Sankar)
4:00pm: Closing remarks
8:30am-9:30am: Measuring pain in pediatric populations (Dr. Melanie Noel)
9:30am-10:30am: Measuring pain after chemotherapy (Dr. Bradley Kerr)
10:30am-11:00am: Break
11:00am-12:00pm: Measuring pain with RAMalgo (Dr. Steven Prescott)
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch break
1:00pm-2:00pm: “The Debaters”-Pain Edition (Moderator: Dr. Anna Taylor)
2:00pm-3:00pm: Measuring visceral pain (Dr. Yasmin Nasser)
3:00pm-4:00pm: Measuring pain after neurosurgery (Dr. Tejas Sankar)
4:00pm: Closing remarks
The event will feature experts and lived-experience leaders who will share emerging evidence, innovative interventions, and future directions in pain science.
The event will feature experts and lived-experience leaders who will share emerging evidence, innovative interventions, and future directions in pain science.
Trainees will have the opportunity to present their research, gain constructive feedback, and access academic and professional development resources tailored to support their growth.
Trainees will have the opportunity to present their research, gain constructive feedback, and access academic and professional development resources tailored to support their growth.
The Speakers
The Speakers
Dr. Greg Corder
Dr. Greg Corder
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Bradley Kerr
Dr. Bradley Kerr
Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Medecine
University of Alberta
Dr. Bruce Dick
Dr. Bruce Dick
Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Anesthesiology and Pain Medecine
University of Alberta
Dr. Derek Dillane
Dr. Derek Dillane
Professor and Faculty Chair, Anesthesiology and Pain Medecine
University of Alberta
Dr. Melanie Noel
Dr. Melanie Noel
Professor, Psychology
University of Ca;gary
Dr. Steven Prescott
Dr. Steven Prescott
Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
University of Calgary
Dr. Anna Taylor
Dr. Anna Taylor
Associate Professor, Pharmacology
University of Alberta
Dr. Yasmin Nasser
Dr. Yasmin Nasser
Gastroenterologist and Associate Professor, Medicine
University of Calgary
Dr. Tejas Sankar
Dr. Tejas Sankar
Neurosurgeon and Associate Professor, Medicine
University of Alberta
Sponsors
Sponsors
Abbott
Abbott
Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute
Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute
Alberta Neuroscience
Alberta Neuroscience
Cancer Research Institute of Alberta
Cancer Research Institute of Alberta
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- University of Alberta
- University of Alberta
The Venue
The Venue
Dianne and Irving Kipnes Health Research Academy
Dianne and Irving Kipnes Health Research Academy
11405 87 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9
11405 87 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9
Exact room TBD
Exact room TBD
Please sign up using the form below.
Please sign up using the form below.
We look forward to having you join us!
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