Furlan completed her residency in psychiatry at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. She later pursued a PhD in clinical epidemiology at the University of Toronto, focusing her thesis on the improving techniques for the use of non-randomized studies of lower-back pain treatments.[1][2][4] Following completion of her PhD, she undertook a clinical fellowship in psychiatry at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.[1][2][3][5]
Career
Furlan serves as a Senior Scientist at the KITE Research Institute, the research arm of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute at University Health Network (UHN).[1][3] She is also a professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Physiatry at the University of Toronto.[4] In her role at KITE, Furlan focuses on rehabilitation medicine, chronic pain, low-back pain, and neuropathic pain, employing methodologies such as systematic reviews and meta-analyses in her research.[1][3][4]
Furlan has authored over 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to seven book chapters. She speaks at conferences and provides expert commentary to the media.[5][6]
She chairs ECHO (Extension for Community Health-care Outcomes) Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship at UHN[7] and co-chairs ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine and ECHO for Return to Work of Public Safety Personnel at the Institute for Work & Health.[1][3][8]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Furlan launched a YouTube channel to disseminate knowledge about chronic pain management.[6][9]
Awards and recognition
In 2020, Furlan received the Pain Excellence Award from the Pain Society of Alberta. The following year, she was honoured with the Canadian Pain Society's Excellence in Pain Mentorship Award.[4][9]
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