Mayday Fellows News
September 13, 2011
THE MAYDAY FUND ANNOUNCES 2011-12 WINNERS OF THE MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP
June 13, 2011
MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP: 2011 APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 1, 2011
March 1, 2011
MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP: CALL FOR 2011 APPLICATIONS
December 13, 2010
During the 2010 Mayday Fellowship Workshop, New York Times personal health columnist Jane Brody joined the 2010-2011 Fellows to discuss her job as a journalist and how pain experts can effectively engage her in their work. With a track record of excellent coverage of pain mangement issues, Ms. Brody was able to offer both insight into the day-to-day of a journalist and explain the role an expert should play in journalism.
You can read a Q&A based on her presentation here.
September 1, 2010
THE MAYDAY FUND ANNOUNCES 2010-11 WINNERS OF THE MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP
March 3, 2010
MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP: CALL FOR 2010 APPLICATIONS
November 4, 2009
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.
News Release - August 1, 2008
THE MAYDAY FUND ANNOUNCES 2008-09 WINNERS OF THE MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP
News Release - March 3, 2008
MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2008
News Release - August 2, 2007
THE MAYDAY FUND ANNOUNCES 2007-08 WINNERS OF THE MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP
News Release - March 5, 2007
MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2007
News Release - July 16, 2006
THE MAYDAY FUND ANNOUNCES 2006-07 WINNERS OF THE MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP
News Release - July 15, 2005
THE MAYDAY FUND ANNOUNCES 2005-06 WINNERS OF THE MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP
News Release - July 12, 2004
THE MAYDAY FUND ANNOUNCES 2004-05 WINNERS OF THE MAYDAY PAIN & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP