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New and Noteworthy from the fellowship

Listen to Mayday Fellow Dr. Paul Christo discuss chronic pain on Maryland Morning on WYPR, the Maryland NPR affiliate.

Watch Dr. William Zempsky ('08-'09 Fellow) describe his experience and the impact of the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship:

Watch Mayday Fellow Dr. Steven Passik discuss the latest policy from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Passik told us,

“I have done several news spots in the last week, and today I did a satellite tour where I did TV and radio interviews about the ONDCP report for about 4 or 5 hours. Throughout the tour, I drew very heavily on our media training during the Mayday Fellowship.”

In 2009, the Mayday Fund created the Mayday Fund Special Committee on Pain and the Practice of Medicine. This 22-person Committee released A Call to Revolutionize Chronic Pain Care in America: An Opportunity in Health Care Reform, a report with 12 recommendations to improve the treatment of pain in the United States.

The Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship is happy to release the Pain Management Experts Gude. This guide serves as a tool to connect you with leading experts in the field of acute and chronic pain and pain managment. Our experts -- both former Fellows and advisory committee members -- are from the United States and Canada and are listed by subject area, disease, and condition. Click here to download a PDF of the full guide.

Anne Louise Oaklander, (2007-08) was among several researchers and doctors from the Deparments of Nerology at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco that came together last October to examine and address the inadequate treatment of neuropathic pain. This group produced the report, "New Approaches to Neurological Pain: Planning for the Future," which identifies existing therapies for neuropathic pain and maps out a path for future research and education. Click here to download the full report.

After several years of tireless advocacy, Georgia Brown (2005-06) was involved in a press conference with State Representative Jennifer Mann (D -132) and State Senator Pat Browne (R-16) to announce the introduction of the Pennsylvania Pain Task Force resolution. The task force will work to develop a statewide plan to promote public awareness and understanding of proper pain management and improve diagnosis and treatment of such pain. The full resolution is available here.

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This website last updated May 2010