PAP Award
According to the IOM, over 100 million adults in the United States suffer from common chronic pain conditions.1 And pain management has become the number one reason patients seek medical care.
It is for these reasons that the annual Partners Against Pain Award was established. The recipient of this $10,000 award is an osteopathic physician, center or program that has made great strides in the field of pain research, management or improving the quality of life for people living with acute and/or chronic pain.
The application process is closed for 2011. Congratulations to the 2011 Award Winner!
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THE 2012 APPLICATION PROCESS.
This award is made possible through support from Purdue Pharma L.P.
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Reference:
- Institute of Medicine Report from the Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education: Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education and Research. The National Academies Press, 2011.
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13172&page=17. Accessed September 14, 2011.
Current PAP
Award winner
The American Osteopathic Foundation and Purdue Pharma are honored to present the 2011 AOF's "Purdue Partners Against Pain Award" to Dennis J. Dowling, DO, MA, FAAO.
Dr. Dowling is the Director of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at Nassau University Medical Center's Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.