David Walton, McGill University

Research

Core Competencies In Pain Management Entry-Level Physiotherapy Training Iasp Curriculum Outline On Pain For Physical Therapy Integrated Knowledge Translation Pain Education

Latest funding

Improving pain education across entry-level physiotherapy programs in Canada: An integrated knowledge translation study
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$604,350
Determining the clinical value and underlying processes associated with new measures of Sensitivity to Physical Activity for people with work-related back pain
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 2 grants and awards

Improving pain education across entry-level physiotherapy programs in Canada: An integrated knowledge translation study

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wideman, Timothy H; Bostick, Geoffrey P; Bussières, André; Cooper, Lynn K; McNiven, Nicol; Miller, Jordan; Nguyen, Tony; Singer, Lesley N; Thomas, Aliki; Tousignant-Laflamme, Yannick; Walton, David M

Keywords: Core Competencies In Pain Management; Entry-Level Physiotherapy Training; Iasp Curriculum Outline On Pain For Physical Therapy; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Pain Education

$604,350

Determining the clinical value and underlying processes associated with new measures of Sensitivity to Physical Activity for people with work-related back pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wideman, Timothy H

Keywords: Exercise Induced Analgesia; Musculoskeletal Pain; Pain Catastrophizing; Pain Modulation; Pain Rehabilitation; Pain-Related Disability; Pain-Related Psychological Risk Factors; Quantitative Sensory Testing; Repetition Induced Summation Of Pain; Sensitivity To Physical Activity

$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.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Core Competencies In Pain Management Dear Professor Walton, 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]. Your research on core competencies in pain management 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 "Improving pain education across entry-level physiotherapy programs in Canada: An integrated knowledge translation study" (2019), 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]