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July 14, 2009
September 15, 2009
November 10, 2009
Time
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location
American Cancer Society
8219 Town Center Drive
White Marsh, MD 21236
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MPI's Website |
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Maryland
Pain Initiative
The Maryland Pain
Initiative is a non-profit organization
dedicated to the improvement of the
quality of life of all Marylanders
affected by pain.
This initiative is open to anyone in
Maryland who has been affected by pain or
has treated pain. Please join us in this
important cause to educate and advocate
for improved pain control in Maryland!
Mission Statement
The Maryland Pain Initiative (MPI) is an
independent, voluntary, statewide,
interdisciplinary, non-profit organization
dedicated to the improving the quality of
life of all Maryland residents affected by
pain through empowerment, advocacy, and
education.
MARYLAND PAIN INITIATIVE
201 N. Charles Street, Suite 710
Baltimore, MD 21201-4111
Voicemail: (410) 783-0199
Email MPI
NEWS!
Making the Invisible Visible: Chronic Pain Manual
for Health Care Providers
by Gwenn Herman, LCSW-C,DCSW and Mary French, RN,
MSW, LCSW-C
A 262-page manual including up-to-date information
on chronic pain:
Myths and misconceptions about chronic pain clients;
how to develop a treatment plan; coping skills and
strategies in handout form for clients; Pain
Connection group therapy model and more! Please
visit the
Pain Connection website
for more information.
Physician's
Palliative Care Pain Hotline
Maryland is the first state in the nation
to have a
24-hour pain hotline,
where any physician who has a pain
management question can call and receive
the immediate expertise of a physician who
has been trained and certified in the
specialty of hospice and palliative care
medicine. The hotline has been established
as a toll-free number that is available to
physicians who wish to obtain immediate
consultation on pain management in
palliative care.
The
Maryland Pain Initiative is a Power Over
Pain Action Network State
and a Member of the Alliance of State Pain
Initiatives
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