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Bruce Dick is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. He maintains dual clinical roles at the Pediatric Chronic Pain Clinic (Stollery Children's Hospital) and the Multidisciplinary Pain Centre (University of Alberta Hospital), integrating research with direct patient care.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (Dalhousie University, Pediatric Pain Research Laboratory)
- Clinical training at Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (Bath, UK) and IWK Health Centre (Halifax, NS)
- AHFMR Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of Calgary/Alberta Children's Hospital)
Dr. Dick's research examines chronic pain's impact across the lifespan with particular focus on cognitive function, disability, sleep disturbances, and social stigmatization. His work bridges pediatric pain management with innovative distance treatment programs and population-level interventions. Key themes include psychosocial pain modulation in adolescents, virtual care adaptation during crises, and cancer pain self-management systems.
Analysis of his 2020-2022 publications reveals dominant trends in pandemic-responsive pain care delivery, caregiver-focused interventions, and adolescent social dynamics. His work spans pediatric psychology, digital health implementation, and pain epidemiology with strong emphasis on real-world clinical translation.
Scientific Awards:
- AHFMR Postdoctoral Fellow
As a registered clinical psychologist, Dr. Dick directs multiple research streams including the Chronic Pain Network initiatives and Teens Taking Charge cancer pain program. His grant portfolio supports telehealth innovation and longitudinal studies of pain's social impact, while mentoring focuses on training the next generation of pain researchers through clinical rotations and co-authorship opportunities.
Dr. Dick leads collaborative teams across the Stollery Children's Hospital Pediatric Chronic Pain Clinic and University of Alberta Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, with active partnerships in the Canadian Pain Society and international pain research consortia. Current projects emphasize scalable digital interventions and neurocognitive pain mechanisms using MEG technology.
