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NCPI Advisory Council Conference Call Schedule

The NCPI Advisory Council has scheduled its teleconference calls for 2008 on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Pacific time.  To participate in the calls, please dial the following teleconference number:

 

Teleconference:     1-888-447-7153

Participant Code:    6419469# 


NCPI Grant Progress Reports

The NCPI mid-term project report for the University of Wisconsin grant entitled

"The New Cancer Pain Guideline: Educating Northern California Health Professionals About New Evidence-based Practice Recommendations"

has been posted to this page in PDF format and can be viewed
here.


Two documents for discussion at the September 2006 Conference Call are available on the American Chronic Pain Association web site.  
 
To view the documents in your web browser, FIRST  type   www.theapca.org    in a separate web browser window
 
THEN click on the links below to view the Pharmacists toolkit or the Nurses Toolkit, respectively.  
 
 
 
 


NCPI Documents



Summary Notes of Prior Meetings

NCPI 2008 Advisory Council

 
 
     Name

 
    Phone/Email
Beverly Nicholson, RN, CNS, AOCN (Chair)
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
6501 Coyle Ave.
Carmichael, CA 95608

BP: (916) 537-5237

BF: (916) 536-3000

Cell: (916) 300-4025  

Pager: (916) 523-7510

Email: bnicholson@chw.edu          

beverlynicholson@comcast.net  

Kathryn Keller, PharmD (Secretary)

Sr. Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs

Alpharma Pharmaceuticals LLC

136 Marina Blvd.
San Rafael, CA  94901
 

BP: (415) 460-1032

BF: (415) 258-0844

Cell: (732) 439-7742  

Email: kathy.keller@alpharma.com          

Mark Blum, MD (Vice Chair)

Palliative Care Service

The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

2025 Morse Avenue
Sacramento, CA  94901

BP: (916) 977-3299

BF: (916) 486-5319

Email: mark.blum@kp.org

Annie Borgenicht

Power Over Pain

3280 Folsom St.

San Francisco, CA  94110

BP: (415) 821-7617

Email: aborg@mindspring.com

Judy Citko, JD

Executive Director

California Coalition for Compassionate Care

1215 K Street, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA  95814

BP: (916) 552-7573

BP: (916) 552-7585

Email: jcitko@calhealth.org

Penney Cowan

Executive Director

American Chronic Pain Association

P.O. Box 850
Rocklin, CA  95677

BP: (916) 632-0922

BP: (800) 533-3231

BF: (916) 632-3208

Email: pcowan@pacbell.net

Janet Edrington, RN, MS, CNS, OCN

PhD Candidate

University of California, San Francisco

2 Koret Way
San Francisco, CA  94143-0616

BP: (415) 476-0712

Email: janet@edrington.com

Katherine Ellis

Manager of CURES Program

California department of Justice

Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement

P.O. Box 161089
Sacramento, CA  95820

BP: (916) 319-8463

CP: (916) 275-3813

State Phone: (916) 319-8463

Email: kathy.ellis@doj.ca.gov

Victoria Ferraresi, PharmD, FCSHP, FASHP

Director of Pharmacy Services

Pathways Home Health & Hospice

585 North Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA  94085

BP: (408) 773-4247

BF: (408) 730-8726

Email: vferraresi@pathwayshealth.org

Thurman Hunt, ACMC

Chairman, Dept. of Anesthesiology

Alameda County Medical Center

1411 East 31st Street
Oakland, CA  94602

BP: (510) 437-4046

BF: (510) 535-7634

Email: thunt@acmedctr.org

Donna Kalauokalani, MD, MPH

2756 E. Bidwell St. #300-343

Folsom, CA 95630

Ph: (916) 955-5600

Fax: (916) 257-1556

Email: dkalauokalani@yahoo.com

Judi Nurse

Supervising Inspector

CA State Board of Pharmacy

P.O. Box 756
Bonsall, CA  92003

BP: (619) 666-1137

Email: judi_nurse@dca.ca.gov

Lori Reisner, PharmD, FCSHP

Associate Director - Drug Policy, Medication Safety and Quality Assurance

University of California SF Medical Center

Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

Department of Clinical Pharmacy

521 Parnassus Avenue, Room C-152
San Francisco, CA  994143-0622

BP: (415) 476-5018

BF: (415) 502-0792

Pager: (415) 719-8204

Email: lori.reisner@ucsfmedctr.org

Ben Rich, JD, PhD

RProfessor, Bioethics Program

UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine

Patient Support Services Building

4150 V Street, Suite 2400
Sacramento, CA  95817

BP: (916) 734-6010

BF: (916) 734-1531

Email: barich@ucdavis.edu

Glenn Yokoyama, DrPH
1881 Sutter Street #202

San Francisco, CA  94115

BP: (714) 825-3618

Email: yokoyag@itsa.ucsf.edu

Mary Bennett, MFA (Advisory)
American Pain Foundation

Mobilization Director

425 Clemons Ave.
Madison, WI  53704

BP: (916) 537-5237

Email: mbennett@painfoundation.org

Marcia Grant, RN, DNSC, FAAN (Liaison with SCCPI)

Director, Nursing Research and Education

City of Hope National Medical Center

1500 E. Duarte Road
Duarte, CA  91010

BP: (626) 256-4673 x62346

BF: (626) 301-8941

Email: mgrant@coh.org

Kathe Kelly, RN, BSN, OCN (Liaison with SCCPI)

Director, Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative

City of Hope

Nursing Research & Education
1500 E. Duarte Road
Duarte, CA  91010

BP: (626) 256-4673 x63840

BF: (626) 301.8941  

Email: kkelly@coh.org

Ronna Popkin, MS (Liaison with ASPI)

Outreach Coordinator

Alliance of State Pain Initiatives

1300 University Ave. Room 4720
Madison, WI  53706

BP: (608) 265-2760

BF: (608) 265-4014

Email: www.aspi.wisc.edu

May Sung, MPH (Lead ACS Staff)

VP, Health Promotions

American Cancer Society

1710 Webster Street
Oakland, CA  94612

BP: (510) 893-7900 Ext 202

BF: (510) 874-7161

Email: may.sung@cancer.org

Ann Gouré (ACS Staff)

Director, Grassroots Advocacy

American Cancer Society

Government Relations Office

1215 K St, Suite 1850
Sacramento, CA  95814

BP: (916) 448-0500 x302

BF: (916) 447-6931

Cell: (916) 202-4425  

Email: ann.goure'@cancer.org

Steven Rickards (ACS Staff)

Director, Mission Delivery

American Cancer Society

500 12th Street, Suite 320
Oakland, CA  94607

BP: (510) 271-9212

BF: (510) 452-9884

Email: steven.rickards@cancer.org

Alecia Sanchez (ACS Staff)

Legislative Advocate

American Cancer Society

Government Relations Office

1215 K Street, Suite 1850
Sacramento, CA  95814

BP: (916) 448-0500, x305

BF: (916) 447-6931

Email: alecia.sanchez@cancer.org

 
  Northern California Pain Initiative
   A Project of the American Cancer Society,
California Division, Inc.

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