Dr. Christine Chambers' News and Media

MacNevin, R. (2011, November 16). Award-winning thesis: Truro native honoured for work in school psychology. Truro Daily News. 

 

Melanie was feature on Inside Your IWK! In this video, Melanie Noel, Clinical Psychology PhD Student, Dalhousie University, and trainee at the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research located at the IWK, talks about the role anxiety and fear play in the development of these memories and ways in which you can help children cope with pain before, during and after a painful medical procedure.

Check out a piece on our research that was aired during the IWK 2010 Telethon! Click on the video screen above to watch on YouTube.

Motivational Mentor: Christine Chambers sees the ‘star’ in each of her students. (2010, November). Research at the IWK Health Centre: A Report to the IWK Community 2009- 2010, pp. 8-9. Click to access previous IWK Research Annual Reports.

Pain relief of childhood shots focus of guide. (2010, November 22). CBC News.

MacPhee, J. (2010, November 19). Team offers options to help kids deal with pain. The Chronicle Herald.

Eggertson, L. (2010, August 18). Painless parenting: Reassuring words are not always what the doctor orders to help kids work through painful medical procedures. InnovationCanada.ca.

Bendall, L. (2010, August). How to raise an overactive child. Today’s Parent.

Smulders, M. (2010, July 27). Cool like that. Dal News.  

O'Hanlon, L. (2010, June 22). Soothing words ramp up pain. Discovery News.

IWK Telethon. (2010, June 05-06). Spotlight on Dr. Christine Chambers’ research lab [Television broadcast]. CTV.

Rodrigues, G. & Chambers, C. (2010, May).  Bitter-sweet pill to swallow: Helping children swallow pills. The Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia newsletter.

Clay, R.A. (2010, March) 'This won't hurt a bit' That common phrase belies a grim reality for children: Medical procedures do hurt. Here’s how psychologists are easing pediatric pain, whether acute or chronic,  APA Monitor,  41 ( 3), 36.

La Rose, L. (2009, October 29). Anesthetic creams, distraction among ways to ease pain, anxiety of needles. The Canadian Press. (This article that published in various media outlets last year during the H1N1 outbreak highlights some of the research and knowledge translation work that Dr. Chambers has done in the area of immunization pain management.)

Blackwell. T. (2009, October 26). Doctors question ethics of needles for children. The National Post.

Thomson, A. (2009, July 22). Dalhousie study looks to saliva to guage pain. Metro News Halifax.

Babies pain response depends on order of shots. (2009, May 05). CTV News.

Gillis, J. (2008, March 1).  Pain Studied from a child’s perspective. The Chronicle Herald.

Halifax Daily News (2008, January 04) Distant dads a thing of the past: Dalhousie researcher wants to update research methods to include fathers." (By Jorge Barrera, Canwest News Services).

National Post (2008, January 04). Dads often left out of studies: research. (CanWest News Services).

Gillis, J.  (2007, July 27). Science of Ouchies Gets $3m: Health research funds to help IWK team study children’s pain. The Chronicle Herald

Parenting Magazine (2007, May) Taking the Ouch Out of Shots: Making vaccinations less painful for your child

U.S. News & World Report (2006, Oct 18) Children's Health: Helping Kids with Needlephobia.

Health Behavior News Service (2006, Oct 17). Review Opens Bag of Tricks for Reducing Pain from Children's Shots.