Evidence Based Practice in Chronic Pain Management
This online course is an introduction to an evidence-based understanding of chronic pain with a focus on the application to practice.
By the end of this course, participants will have a basic understanding of the multidimensional nature of pain. They will learn patient-centered pain assessment and management strategies using interprofessional collaboration and evidence-based practices to address pain across diverse patient populations.
The online course is 13 content hours delivered over a 6-week timeframe (35 educational hours).
Now accepting registrations for the next course running September 22 - October 31, 2025.
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Course Goals
COURSE HOURS
The course is approximately 1 credit equivalent (13 content hours). However, you should expect to spend somewhere between 18-35 total hours on the course (varies depending on the individual). We do equate the course on the high end of that and 35 educational hours appear on the digital certificates that are issued after course completion.
Course facilitator
Dr. Lisa Jasper BMR(PT), MSc, PhD
Lisa Jasper is the current program lead for the 海角社区 Certificate in Pain Management. She is an adjunct professor in the 海角社区 Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine where she coordinates the pain certificate and teaches in the graduate programs. She holds degrees in BSc (chem), BSc Med Rehab (physiotherapy), MSc (chronic pain), and PhD in Rehabilitation Science, with research in chronic pain, physical activity in older adults, and hip/knee osteoarthritis. Other research interests include pain education, rheumatoid arthritis, and whiplash associated disorders. She has worked clinically in both rural multidisciplinary clinics and chronic pain clinics. She is a member of the Pain Society of Alberta, Canadian Pain Society, Canadian Physiotherapy Association (including Pain Science Division), and International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). She brings extensive expertise in online and hybrid learning to the certificate program, coupled with a strong dedication to share current, evidence-based information on pain and its management to both healthcare providers and people living with pain.
More Information
STEP 1: Please apply at:
STEP 2: Confirm your registration by making the $250 course payment at:
A 100% refund of the $250 course fee is available to students who withdraw before the first day of the course. Withdrawal requests during the first 3 weeks of the course will be refunded 50% of the registration fee. After 3 weeks (mid-point of the course) no refund will be provided.
This course is delivered 100% asynchronously meaning there is no requirement to be online at a specific class date and time. Participants can complete the learning activities in a place and time of their choosing. Content is accessible twenty four (24) hours-a-day from any location with an internet connection.
There are no grades for this course. Instead, students receive a complete or incomplete score based on satisfactory completion of the course. To successfully complete the course students are required to work through all learning activities and achieve 60% on all the knowledge check quizzes at the end of each module. Students are given unlimited quiz attempts and can challenge these at any time throughout the course.
Upon successful completion of each module participants will be issued a faculty digital certificate noting the number of educational hours.
Contact us at sdrefs@ualberta.ca.