Ressources pour la communication de la nature de la douleur chronique

Kristie combines her science, GIS, and technical communication backgrounds to tell stories with visuals and to design accessible science content. Since 2006, Kristie has received many complex chronic health diagnoses, with chronic pain being a common thread. Her life with complex chronic health conditions guides her word choices and design decisions to support and empower users. Kristie’s experiences drive her involvement as an active patient partner, educator, and mentor. She uses her words to connect others to her pain, grief, and joy. Her curiosity and love of life and nature is her daily motivation to keep learning.

Dr. Linda Li is Professor and Harold Robinson/Arthritis Society Chair in Arthritic Diseases at the Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia and holds a Canada Research Chair in Patient-oriented Knowledge Translation. She is also a senior scientist at Arthritis Research Canada where she leads the Arthritis & Implementation Science Program (https://arthritis.rehab.med.ubc.ca/). Her research focuses on the integration of wearables and apps to support health professionals in promoting physical activity and chronic disease self-management. Her work in implementation science includes studying strategies for engaging people with lived experiences in the research process. Dr. Li is a recipient of the American College of Rheumatology – Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP) Distinguished Scholar Award (2015) and the ARP Distinguished Educator Award (2022), recognizing her leadership in both arthritis research and education. In 2019, she was inducted as Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.