Membership
Special Interest Groups
Geriatric Pain
Chair:
William Schwab, MD PhD AGSF
Program Director in Geriatrics, Ohio Permanente Medical Group
5105 SOM Center Road
Willoughby, OH 44094
Office: 440-953-5734
William.S.Schwab@kp.org
Founding Members:
William S Schwab MD PHD
Anne Z Murphy, PhD
John A Burke
Carolyn R Zaleon, PharmD BS
Janice K Reynolds, RN C BSN OCN
Kerry Brennan, RN
Kelli F Koltyn, PhD
Tim J Lamer, MD
Lucia Gagliese, PhD
Mary J Waldo, RN PhD CNS-BC
Patricia McNichol, BSN RN CHPN
Rochelle Rubin GNP
Robert P Yezierski, PhD
Trudy DeWaters, DNSc RN
Keela Heer, PhD RN FAAN
Amal Helou, RN NP
Bridgett Rahim-Williams, PhD MPH MA
Andrew Cook, PhD
Scott Strassels, PhD PharmD BCPS
Carol Kemp, BSN RN BC
Michael Gold, PhD
Debra Weiner, MD
Perry Fine
Mary Ersek
Yvonne D'Arcy
Mission:
We feel that pain in the elderly is a poorly understood, underdiagnosed, undertreated, and common problem. Geriatric pain presents significant problems both to the patients who suffer from it and the practitioners who are uncomfortable treating it. We feel that the American Pain Society should take a leadership role in improving the lives of our elders in pain. We propose the creation of a Special Interest Group focusing on the unique aspects of the basic science, diagnosis, and clinical aspects of pain in an older population. The title of the special interest group would be "Geriatric Pain".
The interests of the SIG would be to aid in the dissemination of information on pathophysiology and treatment of pain in the elderly and chronically ill.
To facilitate and disseminate research and best practice in the treatment of acute and chronic pain in the elderly and those with chronic illness.
How to join the SIG:
Please contact Dr. Schwab at William.S.Schwab@KP.org for admission.
Meeting Information:
The inaugural meeting will be at the 2007 APS conference in Washington.