Episode 40 | Dr. Daniel Clauw, Christin Veasley & Dr. Linda Porter - ​A CALL TO ACTION

We'd love to hear from you! Click here.CALL TO ACTION:   Contact Your Members of Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/contact-usDr. Daniel Clauw is a Professor of Anesthesiology, Medicine (Rheumatology) and Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. He serves as Director of the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center and the Co-Director of the NIH HEAL National K12 Clinical Pain Career Development Training Program. He is an internationally known expert in chronic pain, and especially the central nervous system contributions to chronic pain states, performing past or ongoing work in numerous pain conditions.Christin Veasley is a Co-founder and Director of the Chronic Pain Research Alliance. She has lived with chronic pain since surviving a near-fatal accident in her teens. Her health experiences led her to pursue a bachelor of science degree, time conducting neuroscience research at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Her life’s work has been to advocate for the acceleration of rigorous multidisciplinary pain research and the translation of research findings into meaningful change for people with chronic pain.Dr. Linda Porter directed the Office of Pain Policy and Planning at the National Institutes of Health until 2025 when the Office was abolished. She played an essential role in coordinating activities of the NIH ain Consortium and the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee, an advisory committee to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Dr. Porter co-chaired the development of the National Pain Strategy and the Federal Pain Research Strategy. She was engaged in the development and implementation of the NIH Helping to End Addiction and the Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures Program.Support the showIf you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Programhttps://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us: https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!