Lynn Cooper, University of Toronto

Research

Grant Planning Knowledge Exchange Pain Partnership Building Patient Engagement

Latest papers

Implementing pain competencies in Canadian physiotherapy education: Challenges, barriers, and opportunities.
Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2025
Development and usability testing of HEARTPA♀N: protocol for a mixed methods strategy to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention for women with cardiac pain
BMJ Open · 2020
Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain
Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2017

All 4 publications

Latest funding

PATHway Forward: Strategic retreat for consensus on core outcomes and research planning for Pain and Trauma Healing
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
The Plan to Update the Canadian Guidelines for Fibromyalgia: Comprehensive, Inclusive, and Patient-Centered Approaches to Diagnosis and Management
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Power over Pain Portal: Planning a Roadmap for Implementation and Dissemination
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$20,000

All 5 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Implementing pain competencies in Canadian physiotherapy education: Challenges, barriers, and opportunities.

Augeard N, Longtin C, Bussières A, Bostick G, Thomas A, Miller J, Tousignant-Laflamme Y, Walton D, Hudon A, Cooper L, Singer L, Amari F, Wideman TH

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2025

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2025.2574969 PMID: 41409715

02

Development and usability testing of HEARTPA♀N: protocol for a mixed methods strategy to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention for women with cardiac pain

Parry M, Dhukai A, Clarke H, Bjørnnes AK, Cafazzo JA, Cooper L, Harvey P, Katz J, Lalloo C, Leegaard M

BMJ Open20204 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033092 PMID: W3011605763

03

Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain

Canadian Medical Association Journal2017697 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170363 PMID: W2612284626

04

Self-management of cardiac pain in women: an evidence map

Parry M, Bjørnnes AK, Clarke H, Cooper L, Gordon A, Harvey P, Lalloo C, Leegaard M, LeFort S, McFetridge-Durdle J

BMJ Open20178 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018549 PMID: W2769277364

PATHway Forward: Strategic retreat for consensus on core outcomes and research planning for Pain and Trauma Healing

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rosenbloom, Brittany; Bosma, Rachael L; Slepian, Peter M

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Psychological Treatment; Trauma

$20,000

The Plan to Update the Canadian Guidelines for Fibromyalgia: Comprehensive, Inclusive, and Patient-Centered Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Furlan, Andrea D; Flynn, Trudy

Keywords: Fibromyalgia 2012 Guidelines Update Plan

$20,000

Power over Pain Portal: Planning a Roadmap for Implementation and Dissemination

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bosma, Rachael L; Cooper, Lynn K; Poulin, Patricia A; Rash, Josh A; Shergill, Yaad

Keywords: Grant Planning; Knowledge Exchange; Pain; Partnership Building; Patient Engagement

$20,000

Development and Usability Testing of HEARTPAIN: An Integrated Smartphone and Web-Based Intervention for Women with Cardiac Pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parry, Monica J; Clarke, Hance A

Keywords: Cardiac Pain; Gender; Intervention; Mobile Health; Self-Management; Women

$566,099

Self-Management Programs for Women with Cardiac Pain: An Integrated Mixed Methods Systematic Review

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Parry, Monica J; Clarke, Hance A

Keywords: Cardiac; Mixed-Methods; Pain; Self-Management; Systematic Review; Women

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Nursing
Epidemiology and Public Health
Medicine/Nephrology
Rehabilitation Therapy
Cardiology
Other

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Hance Clarke

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Aliki Thomas

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Jordan Miller

Rehabilitation Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Colleen Norris

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Jordan Miller

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Lesley Singer

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Alfonso Iorio

Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Peter Tugwell

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Navindra Persaud

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

1 shared papers, latest 2017

David Walton

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2022

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Grant Planning Dear Professor Cooper, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Implementing pain competencies in Canadian physiotherapy education: Challenges, barriers, and opportunities." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Power over Pain Portal: Planning a Roadmap for Implementation and Dissemination" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Lynn Cooper

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Implementing pain competencies in Canadian physiotherapy education: Challenges, barriers, and opportunities.

Development and usability testing of HEARTPA♀N: protocol for a mixed methods strategy to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention for women with cardiac pain

Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain

Self-management of cardiac pain in women: an evidence map

PATHway Forward: Strategic retreat for consensus on core outcomes and research planning for Pain and Trauma Healing

The Plan to Update the Canadian Guidelines for Fibromyalgia: Comprehensive, Inclusive, and Patient-Centered Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

Power over Pain Portal: Planning a Roadmap for Implementation and Dissemination

Development and Usability Testing of HEARTPAIN: An Integrated Smartphone and Web-Based Intervention for Women with Cardiac Pain

Self-Management Programs for Women with Cardiac Pain: An Integrated Mixed Methods Systematic Review

Frequent collaborators

Hance Clarke

Chitra Lalloo

Jennifer Stinson

Monica Parry

Michael McGillion

Jordan Miller

Joel Katz

Aliki Thomas

Jordan Miller

Colleen Norris

Jordan Miller

Lesley Singer

Peter Tugwell

Anne Hudon

Navindra Persaud

Louise Pilote

Alfonso Iorio

Peter Tugwell

Louise Pilote

Navindra Persaud

David Walton