Timothy H Wideman
@TH_Wideman
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Prof @mcgillu, PT pain researcher & Twitter newbie. Loves thinking about the mind-body enigma of pain and working with PWLE toward improved pain care.
Montréal, Québec
Joined April 2022
What a wonderful summary of our recent paper on pain-related suffering. Thanks so much @laurarathbone !.
If you havent read this paper by @Peter_Stilwell @Anne_Hudon @keith_meldrum @MGabriellePage and @TH_Wideman go and read it now. It's wonderfully writted and will support you to question an area of pain care rarely discussed because of taboo: Suffering. A short review:
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RT @nathan_augeard: Are you a licensed #healthcare professional working in Canada and seeing #chronicpain patients? You're invited to compl….
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RT @mcgillwpc: Check out the new issue of the International Journal of Whole Person Care @mcgillwpc focusing on #transformations in #health….
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RT @KaminskiMed: Don't miss this tour de force on life, death, disease, medicine by the great Dr. Awdish, about her relationship with Tiffa….
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Thanks so much for joining the conversation! Hope to connect with you all in person sometime soon! #canadianpainlive.
That’s a wrap! A big thanks to everyone for participating in this #CanadianPainLIVE. Brought to you by @CanadianPain. A special thank you to our hosts @Virginia_McI @Keith_meldrum @TH_Wideman @Peter_Stilwell . #CanadianPain23 #CanadianPainLIVE
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A5: Finding ways to, even briefly, catch your breath & moments of peace. Finding (new) ways to cultivate hope, meaning & purpose in life, despite pain. Findings ways to see yourself as being valued, accepted & loved, despite the suffering you experience #noteasy #CanadianPainlive.
Use A5 to answer question. #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23. Your host are @Virginia_McI @keith_meldrum @TH_Wideman @Peter_Stilwell
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A4: Building trust, communicating empathy, showing compassion = a vital foundation. Also, open questions to explore how pain has disrupted their life, while recognizing signs that pain + suffering might be presently overwhelming their capacity to talk about this #CanadianPainlive.
Use A4 to answer the question. #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23. Your host are @TH_Wideman @Peter_Stilwell @Virginia_McI @keith_meldrum
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Q3: I’m not a fan. While we should support personal agency over suffering, it's not helpful to think that people who are suffering would somehow choose this for themselves or that they could simply "opt out" of their suffering. #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23.
Use A3 to answer the question. #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23. Your host are @keith_meldrum @Virginia_McI @TH_Wideman @Peter_Stilwell
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A2: 2/2 Yes, but the qualities of the pain experienced, don’t dictate the potential for suffering. Intense pain while delivering a baby or running a marathon may be important sources of suffering for some, but not others. Suffering = subjective. #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23.
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A2: Yes, definitely! When I stub my toe, swear, and then shake it off, pain doesn’t really have a chance to get inside “who I am”. For me, I don't think of these more fleeting, trivial pains as meeting my personal threshold for suffering. 1/2 #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23.
Use A2 to answer the question. #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23 Your host are @keith_meldrum @TH_Wideman @Peter_Stilwell @Virginia_McI
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A1: Suffering happens when pain disrupts fundamental aspects of who you are and how you normally navigate the world – When pain means that you can't recognize yourself or when it overwhelms your ability think, feel and move, this is suffering. #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23.
Use A1 to answer the question. #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23. Your host are @keith_meldrum @TH_Wideman @Peter_Stilwell @Virginia_McI
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Excited to be jumping into this important conversation from Monreal! A bit about me: I’m a PT and an Associate Professor at McGill that is super interested in all things pain-related #CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23.
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RT @CanadianPain: Our Tweetchat starts now!. Discuss Pain and Related Suffering during our #TweetChat with our hosts @keithmeldrum @TH_Wide….
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RT @CanadianPain: Join our hosts @Keith_Meldrum @TH_Wideman @Peter_stilwell @Virginia_McI to discuss Pain Related Suffering Brought to you….
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So excited for this soon-to-start tweetchat! thanks so much @Virginia_McI for all of your amazing work in setting this up!.
Count down ! We are on at 9:30 MT .#CanadianPainLIVE #CanadianPain23.
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Love this. Happy Friday to all my fellow golden goose chasers!.
What is science? 🤔. 1) High schoolers: "the hypothetico-deductive method".2) College grads: "how society builds collective knowledge about the natural world".3) Grad students and professors: 👇
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Such a great point for healthcare providers as well! .So easy for us to jump too quickly into problem solving mode, when the patient often first wants to just feel heard and understood.
When people share their problems, they're not always looking for solutions. They're often seeking support. Sharing bad news may not make them feel better, but it does bring you closer. The most basic form of compassion is not alleviating distress. It's acknowledging distress.
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