PEPR Research Day
PEPR Research Day 2026 will bring together researchers, clinicians, policy-makers, trainees, and people with lived experience to explore critical social science perspectives on chronic pain. The event will showcase findings from multiple studies and foster discussions on how this research can inform practice, policy, and future research.
PEPR is a SSHRC-funded research partnership that conducts innovative and inclusive research on chronic pain and marginalization, with a special focus on patient engagement in research through a critical social science lens.
Date of event: Monday, October 5, 2026
Location: Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/PEPRresearchday
Learn more: www.pepr-partnership.org
UTCSP Research Update July 19, 2026
Authors: Giulia Mesaroli, Richard Xi, Petra Hroch Tiessen, Uttara Kurup, Fareha Nishat, Tieghan Killackey, Samantha Stephens, Fiona Campbell, Jennifer N. Stinson
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24740527.2026.2683648
🔹 A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours of Canadian Family Physicians in Response to the Canadian Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Non-cancer Pain
Authors: Lillian Saberian, Nagina Parmar, Jenny Lau, Craig M. Dale, Abhimanyu Sud, Peter Selby, Andrea D. Furlan
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/citedby/10.1080/24740527.2026.2682926?scroll=top&needAccess=true
🔹 Innovative integration of high dose ketamine infusion, psychological services, and specialized multidisciplinary pain care for refractory pain syndromes
Authors: Kathryn Curtis, Victoria Bains, Philip W. H. Peng, Paul Tumber, Ehtesham Baig, Pranab Kumar, Sachin Sahni, Abeer Alomari, Tania Di Renna, Karim S. Ladha, Anuj Bhatia, Neilesh Soneji
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17581869.2026.2696883?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
UTCSP Research Update July 12, 2026
Authors: Cristian Arzola, Anahi Perlas
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40250977/
🔹 Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials of extended reality for pain
Authors: Giulia Mesaroli, Fahad Alam, Nicole Pope, Lauren Harris, Sofia Olaizola, Brittany N. Rosenbloom, Jennifer N. Stinson
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42416554/
🔹 Comparison of femoral triangle plus iPACK blocks with femoral triangle block alone for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized controlled clinical trial on postoperative pain and knee function
Authors: Matt Kurrek
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40055004/
UTCSP Research Update July 5, 2026
🔹 Exploring the Power of Peer-Related Social Factors in Mediating the Effects of Pain on Loneliness and Stress in Adolescents
Authors: Jennifer N. Stinson
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42400462/
🔹 Man With Left Lower Limb Pain
Authors: Naomi Eisenberg, Graham Roche-Nagle
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42315215/
🔹 Is treating both chronic pain and trauma-related symptoms at the same time effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions
Authors: Brittany N. Rosenbloom, Kathryn Curtis, Callon Williams, P. Maxwell Slepian, Molly McCarthy, Michelle Flynn, Adriano Nella, Rachel Siegal, Marina Englesakis, Karim S. Ladha, Tania Di Renna, Rachael Bosma
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41973679/
🔹 Differential Impacts of Methadone and Buprenorphine/Naloxone on Pain-Related Outcomes Among People With Non-Heroin Opioid Use Disorder: Secondary Analyses From a Pragmatic Canadian Multisite Trial
Authors: Bernard Le Foll
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42313747/
🔹 Tip-of-Stem Pain Is a Rare Complication Following Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty at a Mean 6.9-Year Follow-Up
Authors: Adam Bridger, Faran Chaudhry, Aazad Abbas, Jesse Isaac Wolfstadt
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41967986/
UTCSP Research Update June 28, 2026
Authors: Pegah Rahbar, Jessica J. Wong, Efrosini Papaconstantinou, Dan Wang, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Pierre Côté
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42343407/
🔹 Referral patterns and wait times in complex peripheral nerve injuries: a review of a multidisciplinary clinic in Canada
Authors: Grace Y. Kim, Chloe R. Wong, Paul Binhammer, Larry Robinson, Heather L. Baltzer, Jana Dengler
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42342273/
🔹 Minimum effective volume of the pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block in association with a standardized obturator nerve block for analgesia in hip osteoarthritis: An up-and-down study
Authors: Philip W. H. Peng
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42341401/
🔹 Quantifying changes in pain sensitivity using reproducible transcutaneous optogenetic stimulation in behaving mice
Authors: Yu-Feng Xie, Christopher Dedek, Steven A. Prescott
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42336664/
UTCSP Research Update June 21, 2026
Authors: Jeremy P. Steen, Kishore S. Jaiswal, Joana Dilipkumar, Rosalind S. Cho, Sindhu R. Johnson, Robert Simpson, Andrea D. Furlan, Dinesh Kumbhare
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42309344/
🔹 Inhaled salbutamol versus placebo for the treatment of acute IgE-mediated abdominal pain from allergic food reactions (INSPIRE trial): a double-blind randomized trial
Authors: Thomas Eiwegger, Julia Upton
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42303180/
🔹 Understanding Motor Adaptation in the Transition to Sustained Pain: Protocol for a Longitudinal Experimental Study
Authors: Osvaldo Espin-Garcia
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42313885/
UTCSP Research Update June 14, 2026
Authors: Asim Ali
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42294836/
🔹 An evaluation of emergency pain assessment and management practices in fragility vertebral compression fractures
Authors: Ramtin Ghasemi
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42252368/
🔹 The use of conjugated estrogens and bazedoxifene for the management of vasomotor symptoms in premenopausal and menopausal patients with endometriosis: a systematic review
Authors: Javier C. Mejia-Gomez, Elizabeta Shprits, Siddhi Mathur, Brenna Leslie, Salwa Farooqi, Areeba Chaudhry, Vanessa Bacal, Ala Essalah, Corey Sermer, Sara Hojabri, Wendy Wolfman, Michelle Jacobson
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42257592/
🔹 Structural barriers and facilitators of accessing rehabilitation among adults aged 50 years and older with low back pain: a scoping review of the literature
Authors: Jessica J. Wong, Pierre Côté
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42286624/
🔹 Reframing nociplastic pain research and treatment using post-traumatic stress disorder-inspired conceptual models
Authors: Robert P. Bonin
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42289101/
UTCSP Research Update June 7, 2026
🔹 Harms of selected spinal and paraspinal injections and denervation procedures for chronic non-cancer spine pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomised studies
Authors: Patrick Hong
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42242733/
🔹 Maintaining validity of neuropathic pain screening tools over time: challenges and opportunities
Authors: Giulia Mesaroli, Anthony V. Perruccio, Kristen M. Davidge, Jennifer N. Stinson
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42243582/
🔹 Recommendations for disclosure of artificial intelligence in scientific writing and publishing: a regional anesthesia and pain medicine modified Delphi study
Authors: Anuj Bhatia
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40897450/
🔹 Suitability of the Numerical Pain Rating Scale for measuring pain in clinical trials evaluating interventions for people with shoulder disorders according to the OMERACT Filter 2.2
Authors: Rochelle Furtado, Dorcas Beaton
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41830886/
🔹 Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis for Migraines: Barriers and Preparedness
Authors: Amar Ghelani
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42247669/
UTCSP Research Update May 31, 2026
Authors: Patcharaporn Srisaikaew, Timur H. Latypov, Daniel Jörgens, Matthew R. Walker, Emilio Garcia Flores, Barbara A. Millar, Mojgan Hodaie
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42208748/
🔹 Beyond the Bud: new cannabis products and modes of consumption in Ontario, Canada's legal hybrid market
Authors: Deborah M. Scharf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42210285/
🔹 Acetaminophen in pregnancy
Authors: Jonathan S. Zipursky, Rachela Smith, Tali Bogler
UTCSP Research Update May 24, 2026
🔹 Chronic ocular pain is associated with smaller selective hippocampal subfield in highly symptomatic patients
Authors: Barry J. Sessle
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42155794/
🔹 Superficial intercostal plane blocks for post-sternotomy pain control: rationale and design for the EPOCH CardioLink-10 randomized clinical trial
Authors: Nitish K. Dhingra, Fallon Dennis, Syed Mohammad Ali Hassan, Adrian Quan, Hwee Teoh, Kyle Chin, Michael J. Ricci, John D. Tran, Jason Li, Fábio de Vasconcelos Papa, Youngseo Lee, Ashton P. Chang, Jesus Igualada, Juan F. Morales, Juan P. Ghiringhelli, Kendra L. Derry, Thomas George, Ori D. Rotstein, Terrence M. Yau, Subodh Verma, Ahmad Alli, Cyril David Mazer
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42186387/
🔹 Association of perioperative gabapentinoids with persistent opioid requirements following below-knee amputation: A nationwide claims-based retrospective cohort study
Authors: Richard Brull, Faraj W. Abdallah, Anuj Bhatia
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42160880/
🔹 Cholecystokinin input from the anterior cingulate cortex to the lateral periaqueductal gray mediates nocebo pain behavior in mice
Authors: Loren J. Martin, Fatama Tuz Zahra, Maryam I. Fazili
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42161995/