Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship
A Media & Policy Initiative

The Mayday Fund is pleased to announce that after five successful years of the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship, we will be pausing to bring together some of our 30 alumni advocates for a collaborative effort.  With such strong momentum for national health reform, these Mayday Fellows and members of our Advisory Committee will be using the lessons learned as Mayday Pain & Society Fellows to advocate for improved pain policy and to ensure that pain experts have a seat at the table as these vital discussions move forward. Please continue to check this website for updates regarding future fellowship opportunities.

 
The 2008-2009 Mayday Pain & Society Fellows

  Starting from the left: 
William Zempsky, M.D.; Bonnie Stevens, M.S.N., Ph.D.,
Scott Strassels, PharmD., Ph.D., B.C.P.S.;
Lisa Robin; Paul Christo, M.D., M.B.A.,; Anna Taddio, Ph.D

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New and Noteworthy from the fellowship

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 June 2009