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2006-2007 Committees, Task Forces and SIG Chairs

Committees

APS Bulletin Editorial Board
Chair:   Steve Sanders, PhD
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehab
Chattanooga, TN
 
Awards Committee
Chair:   Dennis Turk, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
 
Bylaws Committee
Chair:   Lonnie Zeltzer, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
 
Centers of Excellence Review Committee
Chair:   Michael Clark, PhD
 
Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee
Chair:   Christine Miaskowski, PhD RN
University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
 
Dreams Campaign Committee
Chair:   Christine Miaskowski, PhD RN
University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
 
Education Advisory Committee
Chair:   Roger Fillingim, PhD
 
E-News Editorial Board
Chair:   Allen Lebovits, PhD
New York University Medical Center
New York, NY
 
Ethics Committee
Chair:   Ben A. Rich, JD, PhD
University of California, Davis
School of Medicine
Sacramento, CA
 
Finance Committee
Chair:   Jennifer Haythornthwaite PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
 
The Journal of Pain Editorial Board
Chair:   Gerald F. Gebhart, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
 
Nominating Committee
Chair:   Dennis Turk, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
 
Scientific Program Committee
Chair:   Timothy Brennan
 
Small Grants Committee
Chair:   Sandra Ward, PhD, RN
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
 
Web Editor
Chair:   Ronald Gironda, PhD
 


Task Forces

Basic Science Task Force
Co-Chair:   Carolyn Fairbanks PhD
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Co-Chair:   Kathleen Sluka, PhD
 
Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force
Chair:   Michael Ashburn, MD MPH
 
Communications Plan Task Force
Chair:   Judith Paice, PhD
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL
 
Legislative Advocacy Issues Task Force
Chair:   Nathaniel Katz, MD
 
Scientific Program Task Force
Chair:   Roger Fillingim, PhD
 
Translational Research Task Force
Chair:   Timothy Ness, MD PhD
 


Special Interest Groups

Basic Science SIG
Co-Chair:   Carolyn Fairbanks PhD
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Co-Chair:   Todd W. Vanderah, PhD
Univ of Arizona Health Science Ctr
Tucson, AZ
 
Clinical Trials SIG
Chair:   Gus Larijani, PharmD
Cooper University Hospital
Dept. of Anesthesiology
Camden, NJ
 
Disparity in Pain Management SIG
Chair:   Raymond C Tait, PhD
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
St. Louis, MO
 
Ethics SIG
Co-Chair:   Alex Cahana, MD, DAAPM, MEthics
Postoperative and Interventional Pain Unit
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care
Geneva University Hospital
Geneva, Switzerland
Co-Chair:   Mary Lou Taylor, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Pain Management Center FMLH East Clinics
Milwaukee, WI
 
Forensic SIG
Co-Chair:   Kurt V Miller, MD
Fresno, CA
Co-Chair:   Mary Baluss, JD
 
Genetics and Pain SIG
Co-Chair:   David J Clark, MD PhD
Pain Relief Service
VA Medical Center
Palo Alto, CA
Co-Chair:   Raymond A Dionne, DDS PhD
National Institute of Health
Bethesda, MD
 
Information Technology SIG
Chair:   Robert F Finnegan, MD
University of Utah
Pain Management Center
Salt Lake City, UT
 
Measurement of Pain and Its Impact SIG
Chair:   Misha-Miroslav Backonja, MD
Univ. of Wisconsin Madison
Dept. of Neurology
Madison, WI
 
Nursing Issues SIG
Co-Chair:   Yvonne Marie D'Arcy, MS CRNP-BN C-CS
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD
Co-Chair:   Debbie Miller-Saultz, RN MS FNP-BC
Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
New York, NY
 
Pain in Infants, Children and Adolescents SIG
Chair:   Steven J Weisman MD
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
 
Pain Rehabilitation SIG
Co-Chair:   Judith Scheman PhD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Dept. of Psychiatry
Cleveland, OH
Co-Chair:   Edward C Covington, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
 
Palliative Care SIG
Chair:   Michael Weinberger, MD
Division of Pain Medicine
Dept. of Anesthesiology
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
 
Pharmacotherapy SIG
Co-Chair:   David S. Craig, PharmD, BCPS
Psychosocial, Palliative Care and Integrative Medicine
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL
Co-Chair:   Scott Strassels, PharmD, PhD, BCPS
Division of Pharmacy Practice
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Co-Chair:   Kenneth C. Jackson, II, PharmD
Pain and Palliative Care
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center
Department of Pharmacotherapy
University of Utah College of Pharmacy
Salt Lake City, UT
 
Psychosocial Research SIG
Co-Chair:   Michael E Geisser, PhD
University of Michigan Health System
Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Ann Arbor, MI
Co-Chair:   Raymond C Tait, PhD
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
St. Louis, MO