Dr. Michael Sangster is a graduate of the Dalhousie University School of Physiotherapy, the Master of Business Administration program at Saint Mary’s University, and the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Utica University. He is one of four Clinical Specialists in Pain Science in Canada. His primary clinical interests are Pain Management and Global Health. Mike has worked extensively in both adult and pediatric complex pain. He is the Manager of Ambulatory Medical Care at IWK Health and is currently an Adjunct Faculty member at the Dalhousie University School of Physiotherapy. In addition, Mike was a member of the Canadian Pain Task Force, a TEDx speaker, and a contributor to the online pain curriculum at SickKids in Toronto, Canada. Mike is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists and the former Vice-chair of the Pain Science Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Mike is passionate about global health and travels annually to resource scarce regions of the world to participate in capacity building initiatives with local clinicians. On his travels he has fulfilled the North American amateur soccer player’s dream of being invited to play soccer with locals in both Peru and Rwanda, hiked the Inca trail, braved a perilous tuk tuk ride in the back streets of Bangkok, played cricket with children in Dharavi, swam with sharks, set the Canadian record for hiking Gros Piton, and survived dengue fever.