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life beyond pain logo Art Contest: Living Beyond Pain Gallery of Creative Expression
The 2012 Living Beyond Pain Expression Annual Competition
Introducing the Living Beyond Pain Gallery of Creative Expression. If you are a person in pain, we want to let you know you are not alone. And we want to hear from you!

Submit photos, art, video, music, poetry, or prose!
The 2012 Living Beyond Pain Expression Gallery and Annual Competition (“Contest”)
opens for submissions on July 15, 2011, and closes August 15, 2012 at 12:00AM EST (“Contest Period”)

Living Beyond Pain is an online gallery of creative expression that depicts the challenges of, and responses to, chronic pain. Share your story of struggle, strength and success! Creativity and artistic expression are powerful tools to achieving insight into the numerous challenges we face when presented with chronic pain. Art can be a path to self-awareness - a means to organize thinking, diminish stress, craft solutions and accept realities. Submit here: http://www.lifebeyondpain.org

Competition - All Gallery participants are eligible! Selected entries will be invited to display at PAINWeek 2011, Sept. 7-10 in Las Vegas! Cash prizes will be awarded to the three entries judged best overall. For each cash award, 50% will be given to the winner, and 50% will be donated to a selected pain-related charity. Please select the Power of Pain Foundation as the pain related charity you wish to share your prize money with to help us provide free events around the country. For full Gallery rules, please visit www.lifebeyondpain.org/terms

Our mailing address is:
Life Beyond Pain
6 Erie Street
Montclair, New Jersey 07042

Making the Invisible Visible: Chronic Pain Manual for Health Care Professionals
Order on line www.painconnection.org/updates/painbook.html or call 301-231-0008.
All proceeds go toward our free programs.

RM RSD SG Logo RSD AWARENESS QUILT PROJECT
Please contribute a 12" x 12" patch to be added to the RSD/CRPS Awareness quilt make sure you keep what you want to show 1" away from the borders. This is for pain awareness - help spread the word and make a square. If you need help participating please let us know.

Mail all quilt panels to:
RSD/CRPS Awareness Quilt
P.O. Box 500915
Malabar, Fl. 32950

Check out our links for information that can help you put your square together; everything from sewing tips to iron on transfers using your printer. Thank you very much for helping to spread awareness of Chronic Pain. You can just sew what you want on the patch, embroider, print, or paint.
Contact: Troy Walker, e-mail - Troywalkerhomerenovations@live.com

Physicians For Patients
An online support community for those with RSD. We have a dedicated RSD physician on the site available to answer any questions people may have. We have developed a new health tracker we have developed for RSD patients. The the tool you can track your symptoms and see what may be contributing to them. This project will also be looking for associations. We will identify correlation’s between symptoms, daily activities, medications, and the environment. This will help us to better understand RSD and hopefully to guide us to new potential treatments. In order to identify statistically significant associations, we need a very large number of people to participate. Contact: Art Kaminski MD, President, www.crps.physicianforpatients.com

Does some needy person's home need work?
If so, consider nominating them for help from Angie's List. They accept nominations all year round to give families in need a helping hand. They pair up "great home-service companies with highly deserving people." Their contractor contacts donate time and materials to get the job done. You do not need to subscribe to Angie's List to nominate someone. So whether you know a pain patient, friend or family in need, consider nominating them. Send nominations to WishmakersRequests@angieslist.com.

RSD Care & Share Support Group of Tucson
We hold meetings once a month, on the second Saturday of each month, at 3PM. We meet at the Masonic Lodge located at 3959 E. Mabel, Tucson, AZ (near Alvernon and Speedway). For more information please visit www.tucsonrsd.blogspot.com

Research Match
Research Match is a not-for-profit effort that brings together researchers and people who are willing to learn more about research studies via a secure and convenient online web portal. Research Match’s goal -to bring together two groups of people who are looking for one another: People who are trying to find research studies, and researchers who are looking for people to participate in their studies. It is a free and secure registry that has been developed by major academic institutions across the country who want to involve you in the mission of helping today's studies make a real difference. www.researchmatch.org

RSDSA Launches Major Study on the Natural History and Long-term Health Effects of CRPS
The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) launched an Internet-based study entitled Long-term Health Effects of CRPS: A 20 year Cross-sectional and Longitudinal, Observational Cohort Study, funded by a grant from the Brodsky Family Foundation. The study design is patterned after the registry database conducted by the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) Project, which has 34,000 participants. A previous Internet-based survey studied 1,300 people with CRPS, of whom about 1,000 participated in a follow-up questionnaire. RSDSA hopes that the new study will attract many more participants who will share their experience with CRPS for the benefit of all Anyone with the diagnosis of CRPS Types I and II can participate via a link on RSDSA's website or from the study website www.crpssurvey.org. Potential participants, who are not familiar or comfortable with Internet-based communication, can contact the study's Project Manager to obtain paper forms for registration, consent and enrollment. Participation is voluntary and anyone can withdraw from the study whenever they wish. Each year, the participants will be asked to answer questions about their health and healthcare utilization, treatment, and how CRPS is affecting their health and wellness. Participants do not need to submit medical records to register for the study, but we may request medical records to confirm information in the database. All questionnaires and records are confidential and securely held according to HIPAA and WIRB provisions.

Surrey Chronic Pain Support Group
Call for Meeting dates and times, contact group leader at seacave@shaw.ca, Guilford Recreation Center 15105 105 Avenue, Surrey, BC - Craft Room 2 - info session, meet and greet, let chronic pain survivors know what is available out there for them AND that they are not alone - All are welcome to these meetings to show support, for the need for this. It is a GREAT location - with quite a few w/c accessible stalls and additional parking around back there's an elevator to the floor we are on. It is easily located from either way on the freeway. Everyone is welcome to bring their own snack or beverage, OR there is a little coffee shop right there on the 2nd floor. Also, if people want to chat afterwards, there is the coffee shop, library, Guildford mall or my personal favorite to get people "out of their houses" - an indoor walking track!

Lansdale RSD Support Group
Lansdale Public Library, 301 Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446-3690, 215-855-3228, 1-2:00pm, Call for upcoming meeting dates, meets monthly.

Pain Connection: Pain Awareness Month Symposium Availalbe on DVD
Pain Connection's Pain Awareness Month Symposium From Research to Clinical Practice DVDs are now available. If you missed the symposium you can see presentations by Dr. Gary Kaplan, Osteopath, Pain Specialist, Kaplan Clinic, “Treating Depression and Chronic Pain” and Dr. Alan Pocinki, Internist, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS) Specialist, "Developing an Individualized Treatment Plan for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Order now! www.painconnection.org/updates/symposiumdvds.html

January 2012

Learn about Biofeedback and Lowering Stress and Pain Levels
Guest Speakers: Michael Sitar, PhD
Date: January 23, 2012
Time: 1:15-2:45 PM
Location: Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton, Maryland 20906

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September 2012 Health Events

Migraine Awareness Week
2nd Sep - 8th Sep
United Kingdom
Migraine Action Association

Suicide Prevention Week
2nd Sep - 8th Sep
United States

American Association of Suicidology
National Stroke Week
15th Sep - 21st Sep
Australia

Stroke Foundation
National Eczema Week
17th Sep - 21st Sep
United Kingdom
The National Eczema Society

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Awareness Day
9th Sep
Worldwide
FAS Day

Suicide Prevention Day
10th Sep
Worldwide
World Health Organization

Worldwide Lymphoma Awareness Day
15th Sep
Worldwide
Lymphoma Coalition

World Alzheimer's Day
21st Sep
Worldwide
Alzheimer's Disease International

Ataxia Awareness Day
25th Sep
Worldwide
Ataxia Awareness

World Heart Day
28th Sep
Worldwide
World Heart Federation

Pain Awareness Month
3rd Annual Pain Day at the Park
Sept X, 2012
Power of Pain Fopundaiton

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Canada
National Ovarian Cancer Association

Arthritis Awareness Month
Canada
Arthritis Society

Muscular Dystrophy Month
Canada
Muscular Dystrophy Canada

Sickle Cell Awareness Month
United Kingdom
Sickle Cell Society

National Sickle Cell Month
United States
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
United States
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

National Cholesterol Education Month
United States
NHLBI

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
United States
Women's Cancer Network

Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week
United States
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
United States
Prevent Blindness America

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
United States

Recovery Month
Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
Worldwide
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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September 2011

Imagine a world where people with pain are believed. Imagine a world where people with pain are heard and shown respect and dignity. Imagine a world where pain is as important to manage or treat as any other disease. Imagine a World with Less Pain.

Imagine the possibilities — now is the time to rally together and speak out for the rights of the more than 116 million Americans who live with pain! You can help APF make a difference today.

Speak out and tell President Obama what YOUR World with Less Pain would be like. Your submission will be used to secure a first-ever presidential proclamation, officially naming September National Pain Awareness Month. More Info at American Pain Foundation - www.apf.org

PAINWeek 2011
September 7-10, 2011, Sponsor: Aventine Health Sciences,
Las Vegas, NV, Contact: www.painweek.org, Be sure to come by the Power of Pain Foundations exhibitor booth during the event to meet author and motivational speaker, Barby Ingle.

Chronic pain is the most common reason for most doctor visits today, and the field of pain management is the focus of unprecedented attention. Debuting in 2012, Life Beyond Pain will be a lifestyle management resource for people with chronic pain and those who care for them. It will feature both live expositions and online tools and components. The Living Beyond Pain Gallery will be a motivating and inspirational element of the overall program; a confirmation of the individual resolve of people to take a proactive role in the management of their chronic pain. It will be presented at each of the live expositions, and will be accessible on the Life Beyond Pain Website.
The Living Beyond Pain Gallery will showcase the challenges of, and responses to, chronic pain in daily life. It will contain artistic expressions of success - real stories of coping, managing, and moving beyond pain. A variety of media formats can be submitted: art (illustration or graphics), video, music, personal narratives, and poetry. Selected contributions will be prominently featured at PAINWeek 2011, the nation's leading conf on pain management for front-line practitioners to convene at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on 9/7/11

ASPMN 21st National Conference
September 7-10, 2011, Sponsor: American Society for Pain Management Nursing, Tucson, AZ
Contact: http://www.aspmn.org/Conference/index.htm

2011 PAIN AWARENESS MONTH SYMPOSIUM by the Pain Connection
Join us on September 9, 2011 from 8:15am to 4:00pm for the 2011 Pain Awareness Month Symposium, "From Research to Clinical Practice".

Introduction to Pain Connection, Gwenn Herman, LCSW-C, DCSW, Executive Director
Senator Jamie Raskin
Presentation of Proclamations: Peter C. Fosselman, Deputy Secretary of State, will be presenting a proclamation from Governor O’Malley and Chuck Short, Special Assistant to Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett.
"Scientific Advances in Myofascial Pain and Sensitization," Jay Shah, M.D.
"Treating Chronic Pain and Depression," Gary Kaplan, M.D.
"Developing an Individualized Treatment Plan for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," Alan Pocinki, M.D.

LOCATION Pain Connection, 12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: 301-231-0008
PROGRAM COST - $125 per person, Pain Connection Members and those registering for 3 or more participants (applications must be submitted together) receive a discounted cost of $100 per participant, $75 for students with valid id. CEU’s pending for social workers from NASW. If you would like to become a sponsor for this event call 301-231-0008. Cancellation Policy: If you contact the office by 1 September 2011, you will receive a full tuition refund less a $30 cancellation fee. If you have special needs, contact us early. Walk in registration only if space is available.

SPEAKERS - Jay Shah, M.D., Gary Kaplan, M.D., Alan Pocinki, M.D.

REGISTRATION - Register online: Go to: www.painconnection.org/updates/painawareness2011.html Registration online is a two step process. You will complete a form and then be taken to another page to pay through PayPal

Power Over Pain Presentation presented by HealthSouth Valley of the Sun, American Pain Foundation, Arizona Pain Initiative, and Power of Pain Foundation
September 17, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. – noon: presentation in the education room & Noon – 2:00 p.m. information fair, Where: HealthSouth Valley of the Sun, 13460 N. 67th Ave. Glendale, AZ (623)878.8800, Speakers: Barby Ingle & Rob Kronenberg, PharmD will present “Power over Pain”, Ken Taylor will present tips on providing care to pain sufferers. Pain Fair participants include: Pain Management Physicians, Chiropractic, Physician Hypnotherapist, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, American Chronic Pain Association, Arizona Pain Initiative, American Pain Foundation, Power of Pain Foundation, The Pain Center of Arizona, This event is free to the community and is intended to advocate and educate about chronic pain and ways to understand and help ease the suffering from chronic pain. Please call (623)878.8800 to reserve your seat – space is limited

AANEM 58th Annual Meeting
September 14-17, 2011, Sponsor: American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, San Francisco, California, Contact: http://www.aanem.org

American Academy of Pain Management Conference
September 20-23, 2011, Be sure to come by the Power of Pain Foundations exhibitor booth during the event to meet author and motivational speaker, Barby Ingle. Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109/ The Academy's Annual Clinical Meeting offers specialized educational opportunities in the field of integrative pain management. The Academy provides state-of-the-art presentations by clinical experts in the field of pain management. The latest in treatment modalities are covered including: pharmacological management of pain, behavioral therapies, psycho social and quality of life issues, along with current research related to pain management. Exhibitor location is #B, Contact: http://www.aapainmanage.org/conference/ConferenceNext.php,

Global Addiction 2011
September 21-23, 2011, Sponsor: Cortex Limited, London, Lisbon, Portugal
Contact: http://www.globaladdiction.org (see ‘Conference’ tab)

Learn to use Relaxation Response & Energy Medicine a Pain Connection Speaker Series Event
September 26, 2011, 1:15 - 2:45pm, Guest Speakers: Paula Mintzies, DSW, LCSW, Location: Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton, Maryland 20906

October 2011

November 2011

NOVEMBER IS RSD AWARENESS MONTH & DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH

BC pain logo Collaborative Pain Education Days
November 4, 2011, 7:45 am to 4:00 pm
Great Educational Opportunities for Health Care Providers and People Living with Pain, Kick off National Pain Awareness Week with Pain BC and our partners! Join us for two days of top-notch education for health care providers and people living with pain. Presented by Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Providence Health, Pain BC and People in Pain Network, and made possible through unrestricted educational grants from Purdue Pharma and Pfizer. Experts in pain management will share best practices in several key areas. Acute to Chronic Pain - Challenges in Pain Management with Dr. Michael Negraeff, Pain Specialist, VGH Pain Considerations in the Elder Population with Dr. Sanjeev Vohra, Geriatric Medicine Specialist, Surrey Memorial Hospital and Surrey Specialized Seniors Clinic, Pain, Dependence and Addiction - A Clinical Approach with Dr. Christine Rucker and Dr. Annabel Mead, Addictions Medicine Specialists, VGH, Psychological Implications with Chronic Pain and Suffering with Dr. Ingrid Federoff, Clinical Psychologist, St. Paul's Pain Program, Prescribing Opioids in Multi-ethnic and Genetically Diverse BC with Bruce Kennedy, Clinical Palliative Care Pharmacy Specialist, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Pain Self Management - One Clinic's Experience with Ruth Ringland, Nurse Practitioner, Fraser Health Pain Program, Breakout sessions include The Science Behind the Practical Management of Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Managing Neuropathic Pain (focus on leg ulcers) and Managing Pain in Patients with Renal Disease, Cost: $45, including lunch and coffee breaks.

Interdisciplinary Pain Education Day
Nov 4, 2011

1st Annual Oklahoma State Pain Management Conference & Expo
Friday, November 4th, 2011 from 10-3pm, Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library (Downtown Library), 46th Star Auditorium, 300 Park Ave., OKC, OK 73102, Catering by 1st Edition Catering - more info/rsvp

Pain Education Day for Patients and Health Care Providers, For Family Physicians - (3 credits), November 5, 2011, 8:15 am to 1:30 pm, "The Role of Psychological Factors in Chronic Pain: The Reign of Pain Falls Mainly in the Brain" with renowned psychologist Dr. Dennis Turk, PhD. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington and Editor in Chief, Clinical Journal of Pain, "Low Back Pain - Diagnosis and Management", a hands on workshop with local expert Dr. Owen Williamson, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon and Pain Specialist, Fraser Health, "Chronic Widespread Pain - Diagnosis and Management" with Dr. Brenda Lau, Pain Medicine Specialist/Anesthesiologist, "Practical Approaches to Opioid Prescribing" with Dr. Tom Iwama, Palliative Care Consultant, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Cost: $45, including coffee and lunch, Register now!

For People Living with Pain, Their Families and Health Care Providers -T he Bucket List Festival, with Dr. Pippa Hawley, Pain and Symptom Management Lead, BC Cancer Agency. Topics include: 9am - 12:30pm, $10 Register Now

The unwell traveller - holidays and other travel with a chronic illness
The health care system - residential and community care options
Using technology to build and maintain connections - skype demonstration
Legacy projects
What's New in Pain and Symptom Management
Palliative Sedation Therapy
A "Living Wake"

1st Annual Nevada State Pain Managment Conference and Expo
Nov. 11, 2011 - more info/rsvp

1st Annual Nevada State Pain Management Conference and Expo
Friday, November 11, 2011, 10am -3pm Las Vegas NV, More Details to come

2011 Scottsdale Headache Symposium
November 11-13, 2011, Sponsor: American Headache Society

5th Annual Virginia State Pain Management Symposium
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 10am-4pm, Retreat Hospital, 2621 Grove Ave, Richmond, VA 23220, Speakers: Dr. Maged Hamza, Barby Ingle, Ken Taylor - more info/rsvp

December 2011

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