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Inside Your IWK - Children's Memories of Pain Did you know that a child's memory of a painful experience can follow them throughout life? The memories that children develop of painful procedures may even predict whether they will seek... read more

Cold water bath: Take your hand for a dip? Are you looking for a fun research activity for you and your child? We are looking for children between the ages of 8 and 14 years of age to take part in our cold water study at the IWK... read more

A huge congratulations to Ms. Rebecca MacNevin (supervised by Drs. Sara King and Christine Chambers), who successfully defended her thesis for the Masters in School Psychology program at Mount Saint Vincent on August 24, 2011. Her thesis... read more

Paula Forgeron has just brilliantly defended her PhD dissertation, " 'My friends don't really understand me': Examining close friendships of adolescents with chronic pain ." Paula's supervisor is Patrick McGrath. Congratulations, Dr. Forgeron! read more

Congratulations to Dr. Margot Latimer on being awarded a NSHRF Establishment grant for the project "Understanding Pediatric Pain in Aboriginal Communities: Expression, Interpretation and Health"!  This 3 year $150,000 grant seeks to 1)... read more