Midwest Pain Society
President
Bruce Hillenberg, PhD
Beaumont Health
Royal Oak, MI
248.655.3055
President-Elect
Geeta Nagpal, MD
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
312.695.2500
Immediate Past-President
David R. Walega, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
312.695.2500
Treasurer
Steven Krause, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
216.444.8501
Secretary
Mary Lyons, RN-BC, APN, ONC
Edwards Hospital
Naperville, IL
630.527.3000
Executive Director
Marilyn Jansen
847.375.4811
Directors
David Dickerson, MD
Northshore Hospital
Evanston, IL
773.702.6927
McKenzie Ferguson, PharmD, BCPS
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL
618.650.5143
Paul Scholten, MD
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Chicago, IL
312.238.7807
Wesley Gilliam, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
507.255.1791
Elie Mulhem, MD
Beaumont Health
Royal Oak, MI
248.655.3055
Zahra Khudeira, PharmD, BCPS
Mount Sinai Hospital
Chicago, IL
773.542.2000
Newsletter Editor
McKenzie C. Ferguson, PharmD, BCPS
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43rd MPS Annual Scientific Conference
October 4&5, 2019
MPS 42nd Scientific Meeting
November 9-10, 2018, Chicago, IL
Poster Winners:
1st: A group-based acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for chronic pain in a family medicine center, J. Bruce Hillenberg, Olga Slavin-Spenny, Marie Black and Elie Mulhem
2nd: Outcomes of an extended intensive chronic pain rehabilitation program with opioid cessation, Julia Craner, Kimberly Bancroft, Eric Lake, Adam Kurdika, Courtney Cave, Dylan Hutchinson, Nathan Carlton and Logan George
3rd: The effects of Michigan new opioid laws on physician’s opioid prescribing pattern in a large hospital network, Elie Mulhem and Bruce Hillenberg
2018 Addison Blonsky Grant Reciepient: Mary Leemputte, M.D.
Difference in opioid knowledge among patients with chronic back pain
Grants
Addison and Blonsky Grant
MPS grants are offered in honor of Robert G. Addison, MD, and E. Richard Blonsky, MD. Dr. Addison was a founding member of MPS. He was the first president of the society and served on multiple committees in the early years. Dr. Blonsky was also a past-president of MPS. When he took the MPS torch, his passion for the small but growing society helped advance it for more than 20 years.
Deadline for grant application submission this year is Monday October 1, 2018. Application materials should be emailed to grants@midwestpainsociety.org.
2017 Addison Blonsky Grant Awardee
Linda Strozdas, PsyD
“Effectiveness of Combined Interdisciplinary Structured Interventions on Smoking Cessation and Quality of Life Among Patient with Chronic Pain.”
Learn more about the Addison and Blonsky Grant.
Contact
Administrative Office
8735 W. Higgins Road, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60631
847.375.4397
info@midwestpainsociety.org
For general inquiries, please contact Member Services at 847-375-4397.
