Pain Program

Women’s College Hospital Pain Program

Women’s College Hospital pain program is proud to be the host of the Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute (TAPMI). TAPMI is a partnership of the five academic pain clinics in Toronto to help coordinate chronic pain care for people living with chronic pain. The “hub” for TAPMI is housed at Women’s College Hospital where patients seen across our partnership have access to an interdisciplinary team of Physicians, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, and Social Workers to help support patient’s experience with chronic pain. Our programs provide a biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain management.  

Patients referred to our program attend an orientation session to better understand the care that the TAPMI partnership provides as well as complete a questionnaire that allow clinicians to better understand your pain experience and goals to ensure that patients are matched with the services that are right for you.  

Contact Info

Women’s College Hospital
76 Grenville Street
Floor 3
Toronto, ON M5S 1B2

Phone: 416-323-6269

Fax: 416-323-2666

 For referrals please visit: tapmipain.ca

Women’s College Hospital’s pain program has received partial designation under the French language services act. Patients who are identified or self-identify as preferring their services in French at TAPMI will be provided with the orientation session and the accompanying resources in French. The TAPMI team will do their best to ensure that you are matched with a French speaking provider, if this cannot be accommodated patients will be seen with a translator. 

Women’s College Hospital offers the following as part of TAPMI:

Self-management is one of the most important treatment tools in your chronic pain journey. Studies have shown that when people actively manage their pain on a daily basis, they get the best results. 

TAPMI programs that promote self-management strategies include: 

• Orientation Session 
• Physiotherapy and Exercise Group Program 
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group (ACT) 
• Pharmacy Consultation 
• Pelvic Pain Group  

Other self-management programs are offered across our partnership. 

Interventional therapy: Certain types of pain may be relieved with interventional therapies. These therapies use techniques such as injections, nerve blocks, and nerve freezing to treat the source of the pain. This treatment does not work for everyone, and they work best when they are used along with other types of treatment, including counselling and physical therapy. A 30% reduction in pain from interventional therapy is considered successful.  

Interventional Pain Management options at Women’s College Hospital include ultrasound or fluoroscopic guided nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation.

Opioid Clinic The opioid clinic is run by a pain Physician and Pharmacist who work with patients with their Primary Care Providers to review their opioid use and work with patients to reduce their doses in a safe gradual manner.   

Young Adult Pain Clinic The multidisciplinary young adult clinic provides chronic pain support and assessment for young adults aged 18-25 years. Patients are provided a consult with a pain physician, Occupational Therapist and Sleep specialist to help support their chronic pain.   

Additional Chronic Pain Resources