Community Initiatives

The New York Academy of Sciences will hold a conference June 2-3, 2011 where experts in chronic pain research and pain management therapy will come together to tackle the issues confronting the field. This symposium will provide a forum for discussion among specialists and researchers to identify new issues in the field, address current challenges, and to explore possibilities of the future. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226609.php

The times reports on a tread to create Emergency Rooms for older adults: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/hospitals-building-emergency-rooms-for-the-elderly/?ref=health