Two Minute Pain Education Needs Survey

Family physicians often find chronic pain patients challenging to diagnose, treat and support. Pain BC has funding from Doctors of BC – Shared Care to provide accredited educational sessions for Divisions of Family Practice during the next three years.


Please help us identify the high-priority topics that should be developed into educational sessions. It will take just two minutes to respond to this survey.

On a scale of 1 (being the least) to 5 (being the most), how likely are you to attend an education session on each of these topics:

Pain BC resources and services for chronic pain patients and for physicians

Least <---------------------------------------------------> Most

The intersection between pain, mental health & substance use

Least <---------------------------------------------------> Most

Non-pharmacological treatment options for the most common, and the most perplexing, chronic pain conditions

Least <---------------------------------------------------> Most

Making referrals to allied health practitioners for effective and evidence-based care

Least <---------------------------------------------------> Most

Effective prescribing of medications, including opioids, for chronic pain

Least <---------------------------------------------------> Most

Mitigating the transition from acute to chronic pain

Least <---------------------------------------------------> Most

Better treatment of low back pain

Least <---------------------------------------------------> Most

Interventional pain procedures: what's new and what works well for what?

Least <---------------------------------------------------> Most