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Pain Associations, Journals, & Resources
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain www.aacfp.prg Has 500 members--dentists who treat head, facial, neck pain. Referral service for patients suffering from head, facial, neck pain worldwide. American Academy of Pain Management 13947 Mono Way, Suite A Sonora, CA 95370 (209-533-9744) Katherine Padgett - Director Accredits pain programs, has more than 6,000 certified members (MDs - mostly anesthesiologists, chiropractors, physical therapists, psychologists, others) American Association for the Study of Headache 19 Mantua Road Mount Royal, NJ 08061 (609-423-0043) Exec. Director: Linda McGillicuddy Has 1,600 physician members, publishes journal: Headache also at same address: American Academy of Orofacial Pain American Chronic Pain Association P.O. Box 850 Rocklin, CA 95677 (916-632-0922), Penny Cowan - Director Support group, self-help organization for pain patients with 850 local chapters, publishes a newsletter and workbook, has 5,000 consumers on their mail list American Council For Headache Education 19 Mantua Road Mt. Royal, NJ 08061 (1-856-423-0258) Has a quarterly newsletter, offers referrals to local professionals, runs support groups, $15/year annual member dues. American Headache Society www.ahsnet.org Has over 2,500 health care professional members; In 1990, the Society formed the American Council for Headache Education (ACHE) American Pain Foundation 201 N. Charles Street, Suite 710 Baltimore, Maryland 21201-4111 (410-783-7292) James N. Campbell, MD, Director Serves as a coordinator for patient support organizations, public education about pain American Pain Society (part of I.A.S.P.) 4700 West Lake Ave. Glenview, IL 60025-1485 (847-375-4715) Richard Payne, MD- Presidentwww.ampainsoc.org Member of Intl. Assn. for Study of Pain, multidisciplinary group of physicians and pain management experts, has annual member directory, newsletter (APS Journal), conferences. Also publishes Pain Forum. American Society of Pain Management Nurses 7794
Grow Drive
Arthritis Foundation P.O.
Box 7669
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (C.A.R.F.) 4891 E. Grant Road Tucson, AZ 85712, USA, (520-325-1044), Brian J. Boon, Ph.D., Director Around 4,000 CARF-accredited service providers serve approximately 4 million persons; produces standards manuals; one of the major pain program accrediting bodies.
International Association for the Study of Pain 909 N.E. 43rd St., Suite 306 Seattle, WA 98105 (206-547-6409), Louisa Jones - Exec. Officer www.halcyon.com/iasp Has 5600 individual members from 83 countries; members-scientists, physicians, other health professionals interested in pain research/therapy. Promotes education/training in field of pain, informs public of current research, publishes member directory. Also operates the American Academy of Pain Medicine: American Academy of Pain Medicine 4700 West Lake Ave. Glenview, IL 60025 (847-375-4731) Melvin Gitlin - Pres. Jeffrey Engle - Exec. Director Physician-only group, publishes Clinical Journal of Pain, mission is to enhance the practice of pain management in the U.S.; the only pain organization with representation in the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates. National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse 301-495-4484 or 877-22-NIAMS (226-4267) National Chronic Pain Outreach Association, Inc. P.O. Box 274 Millboro, VA 24460 (301-652-4948) Michael Troyer - Director Members include: MDs, patients and spouses, physical therapists, others. Information clearinghouse, makes referrals, publishes newsletters National Committee on the Treatment of Intractable Pain c/o Wayne Coy Jr. Cohn & Marks 1920 N. Street N.W., Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 (202-452-4836)
3,500 members, promotes education/research into more effective methods of pain prevention and control.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network 50
Huntingdon Pike, Suite 200
National Headache Foundation 820 N. Orleans, Suite 217 Chicago, IL 60610 (888-NHF-5552) Contact: Suzanne Simons, Director of Admin. www.headaches.org Anesthesia Organizations American Board of Anesthesiology - part of ABMS.org (American Board of Medical Specialists) (847-491-9091) 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 510 Summit Building Raleigh, NC 27607 (919-881-2570) M. Matjasko - President www.abanes.org * certifies anesthesiologists in pain management via examinations. American Society of Anesthesiologists 520 N. Northwest Hwy. Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573 (847-825-5586), James E. Cottrell, M.D.- President www.asahq.org Has more than 37,000 members, professional society of physicians specializing in or interested in anesthesiology, U.S. & foreign, holds convention, publishes: Anesthesiology, and a newsletter. The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine P.O.
Box 11086 Sub-specialty of anesthesia, related to certain areas of the body (i.e. "regional" concentration), education and accreditation activities, annual meeting, workshops, newsletter.
Other Relevant Associations American Chiropractic Association 1701 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA 22209 800-986-4636 Daryl D. Wills, DC President www.amerchiro.org American Back Society 2647 International Blvd., Suite 401 Oakland, CA 94601 (510-536-9929) Philip E. Greenman, D.O., F.A.A.O., President Interdisciplinary group that holds symposia on back care therapies, publishes a newsletter of recent research in field, has 2,000 members (MDs, chiropractors, physical therapists, others). The American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association 6380 E. Tanque Verde, Suite D Tucson, AZ 85715 (520-733-1570) Kristin Thorson, President www.afsafund.org American Physical Therapy Association APTA, 1111 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314-1488 (703-684-APTA) (800-999-2782) Ben F Massey, Jr, PT, MA, President www.apta.org Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Assn. of America P.O.
Box 502 www.rsds.org The TMJ Association, Ltd. P.O. Box 26770 Milwaukee, WI 53226-0770 (414-259-3223) President: Terrie Cowley www.tmj.org 1,000 members, receive newsletter, started in 1986 as a support group, now a patient advocacy group.
Pain-Related Journals & Publications Anesthesia & Analgesia The Hearst Building Journal of Pain & Symptom Management Elsevier Science Inc. 655 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10010 (212-633-3927) Assoc. Publisher: Glen Campbell Pain Research & Management Canadian Pain Society Pulsus Group Inc The Clinical Journal of Pain Lippincott, Williams & Wilkens 16522 Hunters Green Parkway Research Institutions Pain Therapeutics, Inc. 416 Browning Way South San Francisco, CA 94080 (650-624-8200) Christi Waarich, Manager of Investor Relations
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