The February PASSION Rounds session was held virtually on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 7:15 AM, and drew 100 attendees from across the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, the Department of Surgery, and affiliated research communities, reflecting strong interdisciplinary engagement.
Moderated by Dr. Patricia Poulin, the session focused on pain and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and their role in improving patient-centred care, research quality, and health system decision making.
Dr. Christine Lamontagne presented on the development of Canada’s first Pediatric Chronic Pain Registry, highlighting how standardized PROs can support longitudinal research, improve care quality, and inform early interventions to prevent lifelong pain. Dr. George Grammatopoulos followed with a surgical perspective on PROs in hip and knee arthroplasty, emphasizing PROM selection, interpretation, and their growing importance in value-based healthcare.
The session concluded with an active Q&A exploring perioperative pain management, funding challenges, and the future integration of PROs into electronic medical records and learning health systems.