Bruce Dick
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
- bddick@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 407-1097
- Address
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2-150 Clinical Sciences Building
11304 83 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G3
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Pain attention working memory disability Chronic pain pediatrics pain management Cerebral palsy neurology neural network MEG Cancer adolescents distance treatment chronic pain cancer distance treatment Chronic pain cognitive-behaviour therapy
About
Dr. Dick received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Dalhousie University in the Pediatric Pain Research Laboratory. Some of his doctoral research and clinical training related to chronic pain was also completed at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath, UK and the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, NS. He was also an AHFMR Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Calgary and Alberta Children’s Hospital in the Behavioural Research Unit.Dr. Dick is also a registered clinical psychologist who provides clinical services in the Pediatric Chronic Pain Clinic at Stollery Children’s Hospital and in the Multidisciplinary Pain Centre at the University of Alberta Hospital.
Research
Dr. Dick's research focuses on the effects of chronic pain across the lifespan on a number of factors including:
- Cognitive function
- Disability
- Sleep
- Stigmatization of patients
- Quality of life
Other research interests include:
- Distance treatment programs for individuals with pain and their families
- Educational programs aimed at improving clinical outcomes
- Population factors associated with chronic pain
Featured Publications
Baerg K., Tupper S.M., Chu L.M., Cooke N., Dick B.D., Doré-Bergeron M.J., Findlay S., Ingelmo P.M., Lamontagne C., Mesaroli G., Oberlander T.F., Poolacherla R., Spencer A.O., Stinson J., Finley G.A.
PAIN. 2022 June; 163 (6):1060-1069 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002482
Pediatric Pain Care delivery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of healthcare professional experiences
Canadian Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting. 2022 May;
Virtual and in-person groups for caregivers of youth with chronic pain: a thematic analysis of feedback following intervention
Canadian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Montreal, QC, Canada. 2022 May;
Oliveira, J.M., Butini, L., Pauletto, P., Lehmkuhl, K.M., Stefani, C.M., Bolan, M., Guerra, E., Dick, B.D., De Luca Canto, G., Massignan C.
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 2022 April; 19 (2):130-137 doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12566
Moharrami M., Ali S., Dick B.D., Moeinvaziri F., Amin M.
Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2022 April; 32 (4):548-555 10.1111/pan.14395
Virtual vs. In-Person Five-Week Group Intervention for Caregivers of Youth with Chronic Pain: Psychological Flexibility, Protectiveness, Distress, Parenting Self-Regulation, and Satisfaction
International Symposium for Pediatric Pain, New Zealand. 2022 March;
Forgeron PA, Dick BD, Chambers C, Cohen J, Lamontagne C, Finley GA.
Frontiers in Pain Research. 2022 February; 10.3389/fpain.2021.767236
Killackey T., Baerg K., Dick B., Lamontagne C., Poolacherla R., Allen Finley G., Noel M., Birnie K.A., Choinière M., Gabrielle Pagé M., Dassieu L., Lacasse A., Lalloo C., Poulin P., Ali S., Battaglia M., Campbell F., Harris L., Mohabir V., Nishat F., Benayon M., Jordan I., Stinson J.
Children. 2022 February; 9 (2):230-241 10.3390/children9020230
Worker Characteristics and Factors Associated with Return-to-Work Among Workers with or without Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Injuries and Physical Injuries
33rd International Congress of Occupational Health. 2022 February;
Breakey VR, Gupta A, Johnston DL, Portwine C, Laverdiere C, May SL, Dick BD, Hundert A, Nishat F, Killackey T, Nguyen C, Lalloo C, Stinson J.
Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Nursing. 2022 January; 10.1177/27527530211068778
Dick, BD
The CAP Monitor. 2021 December; 68 N/A
Lee S., Dick B.D., Jordan A., McMurtry C.M.
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2021 November; 37 (11):825-844 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000977
Psychological interventions for parents of youth with chronic pain: Scoping review of literature, gaps, and recommendations for future research.
European Pediatric Psychology Conference 2021 virtual meeting. 2021 October;
Forgeron P.A., Chambers C., Dick B.D., Cohen J., Finley G.A., Lamontagne C.
European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom). 2021 October; 26 (2):428-444 10.1002/ejp.1869
Oliveira L.B., Massignan C., Rêgo I.C.Q., De Souza Pires M.M., Dick B., Bolan M., De Luca Canto G.
Revista Paulista de Pediatria. 2021 October; 40 10.1590/1984-0462/2022/40/2020380
Consensus Guidelines for Pain Management after Foot and Ankle Surgery
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Annual Meeting 2021, Charlotte NC, USA, September 22-25, 2021.. 2021 September;
How can we explain impairments in executive functioning? The role of chronic pain and social context during adolescence.
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Annual Meeting (virtual). 2021 June;
Edwards K.R., McMurtry C.M., Dick B., Lewinson R., Dhariwal A., Katz J.
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 2021 June; 10.1037/cpp0000377
Polmann H., Réus J.C., Massignan C., Serra-Negra J.M., Dick B.D., Flores-Mir C., Lavigne G.J., De Luca Canto G.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 2021 May; 48 (5):621-631 10.1111/joor.13142
Executive Functioning in Youth With and Without Chronic Pain: A Comparative Analysis.
2021 Canadian Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Virtual Conference. . 2021 April;
Canadian Surveillance Study of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Children and Youth
Chronic Pain Network Annual Meeting (virtual; McMaster University). 2021 March;
Gross D.P., Rachor G.S., Yamamoto S.S., Dick B.D., Brown C., Senthilselvan A., Straube S., Els C., Jackson T., Brémault-Phillips S., Voaklander D., Stastny J., Berry T.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2021 March; 10.1007/s10926-021-09963-w
Lund T, Pavlova M, Kennedy M, Graham SA, Peterson C, Dick BD, Noel M.
Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2021 March; 46 (7):757-767 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab006
Caes L., Dick B., Duncan C., Allan J.
Journal of pediatric psychology. 2021 March; 46 (3):286-292 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa114
University of Alberta and Stollery Children’s Hospital Chronic Pain Network Research Sites
Chronic Pain Network Annual Meeting (virtual). 2021 March;
Turner K.M., Wilcox G., Nordstokke D.W., Dick B., Schroeder M., Noel M.
Clinical Journal of Pain. 2021 February; 37 (2):102-117 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000895
Passos De Luca M., Massignan C., Bolan M., Butini Oliveira L., Aydinoz S., Dick B., De Luca Canto G.
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2020 December; 31 (3):318-336 10.1111/ipd.12762
Brown CA, Rivard A, Reid K, Dick BD, Belmore L, Qin P, Prasad V, Wang Y.
International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. 2020 December; 13 (4):3-11 d