Georgia Pain Initiative Hosts Alliance of State Pain Initiatives Annual Conference in Atlanta
The Alliance of State Pain Initiatives will host their annual meeting, A Decade of Change, October 21 - 23, 2010, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
This unique, interdisciplinary national forum brings together leaders involved in efforts to address the diverse challenges that impede effective pain control. The 2010 meeting focuses on a decade of pain care, looking back and moving forward, and is designed to highlight the actions essential to overcoming the
organizational, societal, regulatory, attitudinal, and clinical barriers that contribute to the undertreatment of pain. Participants will be able to share resources and expertise, network with one another, and gain the knowledge and motivation to develop and implement programs to improve the care of persons with pain.
Many of our Georgia Pain Initiative members are a part of a varied agenda including perspectives from caregivers and people with pain, oncologists, hospice physicians, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, and others.
Please plan to be a part of this exciting conference and network with other Georgia Pain Initiative members and members from Pain Initiatives throughout the country. Register before September 10 for a reduced rate.
For more information about the agenda and to register, please visit the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives website, before September 10 for a reduced rate.
For copies of the conference brochure, please contact Brittany Freeman at Brittany.Freeman@cancer.org.
The Initiative
The Georgia Pain Initiative is a project of the American Cancer Society, South Atlantic Division, and a member of the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives.
The Georgia Pain Initiative was formed in 2008 to address pain management and palliative care practice and policy in our state.
The mission of the Georgia Pain Initiative is to improve the quality of life for Georgia's children and adults affected by pain through education, advocacy, public policy, and the promotion of excellence in clinical practice.
The Georgia Pain Initiative now joins other states across the country that maintain active state Pain Initiatives.
The Georgia Pain Initiative is guided by a Steering Committee that includes representatives from the American Cancer Society, Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, Georgia Cancer Coalition, Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, and caregivers. The Committee is tasked with guiding and leading the implementation the Initiative's strategic plan.
