Ontario Pain Specialist Association
Pain care for
full, purposeful lives.
Bringing Ontario’s pain specialists, patients and communities together. Advocating for care that helps people return to what matters.
One connected voice for Ontario.
Our mandate
One provincial voice for pain care in Ontario.
We advocate for the recognition and value of pain care across Ontario’s communities, and for the role it plays in helping patients get back to work, family and community life.
Led by specialists and patients
Shaped by the people closest to pain care: the specialists who deliver it and the patients and caregivers who live with it.
Care in the community
We champion community-based pain care that helps keep patients out of emergency departments and relieves pressure on Ontario’s hospitals.
Amplifying patient voices
We bring the experiences of everyday Ontarians living with pain to government, health organizations, hospitals and elected officials.
Our mission
Advocating for pain specialists and the Ontarians they care for.
OPSA is dedicated to advocating for the practices of pain specialists and doctors across Ontario, and for the positive impact they have on the lives of Ontarians.
We advocate on behalf of patients living with pain with the Government of Ontario, health organizations, hospitals and elected officials.
Build awareness
Raise awareness of pain care and its role in helping Ontarians return to work, family and community life.
Bring lived experience to decisions
Amplify the voices and needs of everyday Ontarians living with pain, so their experiences inform government decisions.
Champion care close to home
Champion community-based pain care that helps reduce pressure on Ontario’s emergency departments and hospitals.
Recognize specialist care
Advocate for the recognition and fair valuing of pain specialists’ practices within Ontario’s health system.
Connect the health system
Work with primary care, partner specialties, patient organizations and community partners to strengthen a connected system of pain care.
What guides us
Better care starts with what we stand for.
Five shared values. One commitment to the people closest to pain care.
Our values
Patient voice
Centring the lived experience of patients and caregivers in everything we advocate for.
Our values
Community
Reflecting the diversity of Ontario’s communities and regions, and the barriers they face in accessing pain care.
Our values
Purpose
Recognizing the role of pain care in helping people live full, purposeful lives.
Our values
System stewardship
Promoting care in the community and supporting a sustainable, publicly funded health system.
Our values
Collaboration
Working constructively with government, health system partners and fellow professionals.
Who we are
Our founding members
Pain specialist physicians and clinic leaders from practices across Ontario, including community-based clinics serving equity-deserving and underserved communities, are leading OPSA’s incorporation and first membership drive.
Founding Member Name
Founding Chair
Executive Leadership Name
Vice-Chair
Team Member Name
Secretary
Board Member Name
Treasurer
Clinical Leader Name
Clinical Advocacy Lead
Committee Member Name
Membership Lead
Community Partner Name
Community Engagement Lead
Placeholder Name
Education Lead
A seat for patient and community voices
As OPSA is established, we are creating a role for patients, caregivers and patient advocates with lived experience of pain. Your perspective belongs in the conversation.
Presentations & updates
A shared understanding of pain care.
OPSA’s presentation library is taking shape. There are no presentations available to download yet.
What is OPSA working towards?
A provincial voice for pain specialists and the people they care for, with patient experience and community-based care at the centre of its advocacy.
Who can express interest in membership?
Pain specialists, physicians, clinic leaders, patients, caregivers, patient advocates, and community and health system partners are invited to express their interest.
Is OPSA a clinic or referral service?
OPSA is an association focused on advocacy. For questions about your own care, please contact your treating clinician.
Founding membership
Help build Ontario’s voice for pain care.
OPSA is being incorporated as a membership-funded not-for-profit. We are bringing pain specialists, patients, caregivers and community partners together under one voice.
Register your interest to hear more as founding membership opens.
- Pain specialist physicians and clinic leaders
- Patients, caregivers and patient advocates
- Community and health system partners
Register your interest
Be part of the founding membership.
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