The Chronic Pain Stigma in Geriatric Populations

Daniel Goldberg

Ethics and the chronic pain stigma in geriatric populations is the subject for this edition of the Bioethics Channel. Daniel Goldberg, JD, PhD of East Carolina University talks about it with the host of the program, Lorell LaBoube.

The PAINS project is a national initiative of the Center for Practical Bioethics to access the capacity and readiness of individual leaders and organizations to collaborate for the purpose developing a national strategic plan to improve the treatment of chronic pain.

Link to podcast here.

NOTE: Beginning in the summer of 2010, the Center convened five regional meetings to learn from leaders across the country about their challenges. Reports from those meetings can be found below.

Links to PAINS Reports:

• PAINS Synthesis Report
• PAINS Report - Boston
• PAINS Report - Chicago
• PAINS Report - San Diego
• PAINS Report - Seattle
• PAINS Report - Tampa

Bioethics Symposium and Dinner April 26

Center for Practical Bioethics Annual Symposium and Dinner

Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD keynote speaker

April 26, 2011

Bioethics Symposium: Pain is a Four-Letter Word

8 am to 3:30 pm

Kansas City Downtown Marriott Hotel
Count Basie Room

200 West 12th Street

Continuing Medical Education Credits Available. For more information and to register click here.

Annual Dinner

Marriott Muehlebach Tower

1201 Wyandotte

5:30 pm Reception

7 pm Dinner and Program

Keynote: Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, the 18th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service

• Sponsorship packages including varying levels of recognition and education benefits for companies and individuals. Or you may go online to sponsor this event.


• Individual tickets - $175


• Can’t attend? Click here to make your contribution to the Center