FM-CFS Canada has talked to support groups and physicians across Canada and all report a severe shortage of chronic pain physicians and multi-year waiting lists.   We don't charge you to convey this news.

Medical associations can supply names of physicians to you for free.

Unfortunately, the evidence suggests there are a shrinking number of chronic pain specialists, leaving clinical practice for various reasons, leaving thousands of former patients with no one to replace them.   In some countries 'certified-as-Expert' patients have been helping ease the shortage.   You may find your local support group is your best source of local information.

 

Federal and Provincial Medical Associations Canadian Medical Association A variety of national specialty physician organizations are affiliated with the CMA.   Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada   Medical Specialties College of Family Physicians of Canada The Canadian Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Canadian Cardiovascular Society The Canadian Critical Care Society Canadian Association of Gastroenterology The Canadian Association of General Surgeons  The Canadian Society of Geriatric Medicine  Canadian Infectious Disease Society Canadian Society of Internal Medicine Canadian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Canadian Paediatric Society Trauma Association of Canada

Medical Specialties Canadian Urological Association The Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine The Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Canada  Occupational & Environmental Medical Association of Canada Canadian College of Medical Geneticists  Canadian Oncology Society Canadian Association of Radiation Oncologists  Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology Canadian Ophthalmological Society The Canadian Orthopaedic Association  Canadian Society of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Canadian Psychiatric Association The Canadian Neurological Society Canadian Association of Neuropathologists The Canadian Neurosurgical Society Canadian Society of Nephrology Canadian Association of Radiologists Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery

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