The Impact of Lived Experience on Pain Care and Advocacy with Jenny Lorca

In this week's episode of Action on Pain, Keith, Jennifer and Virginia welcome guest Jenny Lorca, an advocate living with chronic pain. The discussion explores Jenny’s personal journey, the importance of community support, and the value of integrating lived and living experience into research, policy, and education. The episode highlights the power of peer connection, advocacy, and collaboration in improving pain management.

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lorca-bsn-0a208679/?originalSubdomain=ca

Chronic Pain Network: https://cpn-rdc.ca/people/

CPN Article - https://cpn-rdc.ca/on-validation-or-lip-service-a-conversation-with-the-experts/

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginia-mcintyre-8867a247/

Website - www.pipain.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/virginia_mci/

Follow Jennifer:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdalycyr/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jen_dalycyr/#

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The Action on Pain podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Chronic Pain Network, a national research and knowledge mobilization network.