Jennifer Cohen Reyes

PhD student in Public Health at @UMontreal - Substance use & Chronic pain 🇨🇦 MSc Psychiatry @mcgillu BSc Beh. Neuroscience @Concordia

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

Today I am presenting my MSc work at the #sommetsurlesdépendances in Montreal. In our survey, 2/3 of participants with chronic pain that indicated needing psychotherapy did not receive enough or did not receive any at all!! Ps. I’m also graduating today ☺️#chronicpain #addiction

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

Bonjour @drgbarrette, nous sommes un groupe d’étudiants au doctorat en santé publique à l’École de santé publique de l’UdeM. En vue d’une présentation portant sur les réformes du système de santé québécois, seriez-vous intéressé à répondre quelques questions ?

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

Took 2 years btwn my MSc and my PhD. Explored my passions outside of research, discovered I love tennis. Explored other research areas, turns out I still love substance use & chronic pain. Life outside of research exists…combining everything together will be the dream!

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

Started last month a PhD in Public Health at the UdM… it has been intense… bursary apps when you don’t even know your own project yet, new classes, constant hw, joining new research teams, finishing past work engagements…hope it gets better! 😅

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

I attended yesterday and today the #Sommetsurlesdépendances in Montreal. A provincial francophone addiction congress. This type of forum only reminds me the importance of working in the interest of those most vulnerable. If we don’t do it, who will?

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

@ImEmmanuelAbreu Thanksss Emmanuel 🤩🤩

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

@IuliaTufa @mcgillu Thank youuu 😊😊😊

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

Grad day!! Sooo proud of my fellow graduates. Who when the pandemic started, seldomly complained and went to Zoom to carry on and pull through💪🏼🥹🫶🏻 #MSc @mcgillu #Warriors

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

@DonOcay @GVG_Neuro @mcgillu Thankkk youuu!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

Congrats to my fellow pain trainees that I saw on stage today 🥳🥳 @GVG_Neuro @DonOcay and more! #mcgillgrad @mcgillu

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

I feel like most senior PIs are like sports coaches. They provide guidance & help us improve our techniques, but don’t ask them to go back to the field 🫣…still, who would we be without coaches? #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter @AcademicChatter

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

No matter how common they are, journal rejections are always hard 😞… #AcademicTwitter

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

Check out this new article from my research team! A review of the different problematic opioid use profiles!
https://t.co/heCh25QfmB

[Dr. Rachel Zoffness @DrZoffness]

📣 Cognitive factors change pain.

🧠 Focusing on + thinking about pain AMPLIFIES pain volume, while distraction LOWERS pain volume.

❌This doesn't mean pain is "all in your head."

✨It *does* mean that brain-based tools can adjust pain volume.

👏🏼Pain is CHANGEABLE
#MedTwitter

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

I am eager to share more of these results once the manuscript is ready to be disseminated! #chronicpain #research #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcare #healthcare #academia

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

In a sample of people w/ chronic pain in Quebec, we found that only 16% reported having their perceived mental health care needs met! Time to raise awareness about the importance of MHC for CP! Thank you for the opportunity to present at the @DouglasResearch Research day!

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

So fortunate to work under the supervision of Dr. Perreault!! 🙌🏼

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

So excited to share this webinar where I presented findings from a survey completed by people w/ chronic pain about the accessibility of #mentalhealth services! Check it out 😄

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

@IuliaTufa Wohooo 🥳🥳 so excited to share these findings! Thanks Iulia 🙌🏼

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

@IuliaTufa @rqrd_qprn Thank youuu 🤩🤩 & thank you for having us 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[Jennifer Cohen Reyes @jenncrresearch]

Thank you to @rqrd_qprn for the opportunity to speak today at the Lunch & Talk series with my team led by Dr. Michel Perreault. With prelim qualitative data from our studies, we hoped to describe the inequalities that people with chronic pain experience in health care.