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Dr. Christine T. Chambers is a Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Children's Pain at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She holds joint appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience & Pediatrics. Since 2018, she has served as Scientific Director of Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), a national knowledge mobilization network focused on improving children's pain management through evidence-based solutions. Dr. Chambers is also the Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health.
Dr. Chambers' research focuses on pediatric pain management, with particular emphasis on vaccination pain, pain in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and children's cancer pain. Her work bridges developmental, psychological, and family factors to develop effective pain management strategies for children. She has pioneered knowledge translation approaches through social media campaigns like #ItDoesntHaveToHurt and #KidsCancerPain, bringing evidence-based pain management strategies directly to parents and healthcare providers.
Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on knowledge mobilization, patient engagement, and implementation science in pediatric pain management. Dr. Chambers has led numerous systematic reviews on chronic pain prevalence in children and developed innovative digital health interventions for pain management and postpartum care.
- Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Children's Pain
Dr. Chambers leads a research team composed primarily of trainees who collaborate with parents and other experts to address poorly managed pain in children. She has been instrumental in developing the first national Pediatric Pain Management standard in partnership with the Health Standards Organization. Her work emphasizes patient partnership in research and implementation science to translate evidence into real-world practice, particularly through her leadership of the Solutions for Kids in Pain network.
Dr. Chambers' laboratory, the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research at the IWK Health Centre, focuses on understanding stakeholders' needs for successfully engaging in activities to improve children's pain management. Her team conducts original grant-funded research while developing and evaluating social media campaigns to mobilize evidence about children's pain to parents and healthcare professionals.
