Accessing care in multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities continues to be a challenge in Canada.

Manon ChoinièrePhilip PengIan GilronNorman BuckleyOwen WilliamsonAudree Janelle-MontcalmKrista BaergAline BoulangerTania Di RennaGordon Allen FinleyHoward IntraterBrenda LauJohn Pereira

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2020)

Accessibility to public MPTFs continues to be limited in Canada, resulting in lengthy wait times for a first appointment. Community-based MPTFs and virtual care initiatives to distribute pain services into regional and remote communities are needed to provide patients with CP with optimal care.

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