Chronic Pain Conditions & the Overlapping Conditions Alliance
Date: May 5, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM (EDT)
Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/222396689
Chronic paindefined as pain persisting more than six monthsis all too common. It is estimated to affect 25 percent of Americans and account for more than 20 percent of all physician office visits. Some people suffer from two conditions, while others have three or more. In some cases, individuals suffer from one condition for many years before developing a second or third; in other cases, individuals experience symptoms of several conditions simultaneously. These disorders make life very difficult for millions of sufferers and their families.
In this webinar organization leaders will describe four of the conditions that have sldelined as many as 50 million lives and cost up to $80 billion each year. The four conditions to be spotlighted are: chronic fatigue syndrome, endometriosis, temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders and vulvodynia. These four either solely affect women, or target women at least four times more often than men.
Speakers:
CFS: Kim McCleary, President & CEO of the CFIDS Association of America
Endometriosis: Mary Lou Ballweg, President & Executive Director of the Endometriosis Association
TMJ: Terrie Cowley, President of the TMJ Association
Vulvodynia: Christin Veasley, Associate Director of the National Vulvodynia Association
These four organizations have formed the Overlapping Conditions Alliance, a group of independent nonprofit organizations seeking to advance the scientific, medical and policy needs of individuals affected by medical conditions that frequently overlap. More information about the OCA can be found at www.overlappingconditions.org. Join us for this informative program to learn more about each of these conditions.
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Two webinars in one week! The other is an update on the Association's research program:
Date: May 5, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM (EDT)
Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/222396689
Chronic paindefined as pain persisting more than six monthsis all too common. It is estimated to affect 25 percent of Americans and account for more than 20 percent of all physician office visits. Some people suffer from two conditions, while others have three or more. In some cases, individuals suffer from one condition for many years before developing a second or third; in other cases, individuals experience symptoms of several conditions simultaneously. These disorders make life very difficult for millions of sufferers and their families.
In this webinar organization leaders will describe four of the conditions that have sldelined as many as 50 million lives and cost up to $80 billion each year. The four conditions to be spotlighted are: chronic fatigue syndrome, endometriosis, temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders and vulvodynia. These four either solely affect women, or target women at least four times more often than men.
Speakers:
CFS: Kim McCleary, President & CEO of the CFIDS Association of America
Endometriosis: Mary Lou Ballweg, President & Executive Director of the Endometriosis Association
TMJ: Terrie Cowley, President of the TMJ Association
Vulvodynia: Christin Veasley, Associate Director of the National Vulvodynia Association
These four organizations have formed the Overlapping Conditions Alliance, a group of independent nonprofit organizations seeking to advance the scientific, medical and policy needs of individuals affected by medical conditions that frequently overlap. More information about the OCA can be found at www.overlappingconditions.org. Join us for this informative program to learn more about each of these conditions.
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Two webinars in one week! The other is an update on the Association's research program:
CFIDS Association Research Program update: Part 2
Speaker: Dr. Suzanne D. Vernon
Date: May 4, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM (EDT)
Registration:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/922384369
Speaker: Dr. Suzanne D. Vernon
Date: May 4, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM (EDT)
Registration:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/922384369