Veterans Affairs committee  You've touched on what is an extremely important aspect of transition. In a Canadian Pain Society meeting last week, Hélène Le Scelleur, other veterans and I talked about resilience and transition. One of the things we've found out is that the similarity between professional ath

Veterans Affairs committee  I have two things, really quickly. One is that we insist on veteran partners with all the researchers in every project, because they need that perspective of the veteran. Finally, the last comment I'd make, Mr. Chairman, is that pain is never just the problem with the individua

Veterans Affairs committee  We do. I think probably the best data available is the data VAC produced in the Life After Service Studies in 2016 and 2019. There's a tremendous overlap between mental health and chronic pain. The challenge often is that when veterans have an injury while they are in service,

Veterans Affairs committee  Of the funding we get, between 65% and 70% go toward research and around 30% to overhead. The majority of the funds are used.... As I said, in the three years, we have funded almost 43 research projects involving 25 universities and seven scholarships. Hélène Le Scelleur is one w

Veterans Affairs committee  In fact, last month we signed a contribution agreement with QPRN, which is the Quebec Pain Research Network. We have scholarships for students who are in Quebec at Sherbrooke and Laval. Our scientific director of partnerships is Professor Luc Hébert, who is a 28-year veteran base

Veterans Affairs committee  No. In the very first year, we had scholarships for students in Quebec as well. What we have done more recently is develop a relationship with QPRN, which is a large network. It's easier than finding individual researchers in Quebec. Our agreement is with Université de Sherbroo

Veterans Affairs committee  Did you say more work in French or less work in French?

Veterans Affairs committee  I cannot comment on that. I can only comment on what we have done and what we are doing. Probably the best-developed research network is QPRN in Quebec. They have a formal structure and a good connectivity among them. That's the reason we established that relationship with them

Veterans Affairs committee  The centre itself does not provide care. The centre is a research centre. We fund researchers like Dr. MacDermid. We fund master's and Ph.D. students like Hélène, and others who are involved. I have a clinical practice apart from the CPCoE, but the CPCoE is a research centre. It

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. I will answer it in English so that you'll actually understand what I say. This centre was funded by Veterans Affairs Canada. We have two stakeholders, one of which is McMaster University. The second stakeholder is the Hamilton Health Sciences Corpo

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Joy. Also, thank you for your question, because, as I mentioned in the opening remarks, about 60% to 70% of the people I treat today are veterans. About 25% of them are female. The remainder are male. In fact, just today I saw four veterans whom I treat and who are in

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. Thank you for the privilege of presenting to your committee today. My name is Dr. Ramesh Zacharias. I am the president and CEO and medical director of the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans. We are an ind