Judith Paice: Lessons for Our Future

5PM – 6PM Wine & Cheese Reception

6PM – 7PM Fireside Chat ” Pain: Lessons For Our Future”

7PM – 8PM Questions & Answers

Pain is universal and protective for our survival; those rare individuals who experience no pain live very short lives. Yet, pain is also greatly feared. Persistent pain can destroy lives and livelihoods, and costs our society greatly in lost productivity and medical expenses. Pain relief is best achieved by multimodal therapies that include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches; however, access to many these measures has been limited, leading to over-reliance on medications. A perfect (or rather, imperfect) storm of many challenges in our world has led to misuse of these agents, particularly opioids. As a result, treatment of pain has been overshadowed by the challenges associated with opioids and substance use disorder. This fireside chat will include brief remarks followed by a discussion with all participants that will address historical perspectives along with lessons for our future.

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Hektoen Nurses and Humanities and the International Museum of Surgical Science are delighted to announce the exhibit: Remembrance & Renewed Hope, on view for the month of May in the Museum’s historic Library in honor of Nurses Month. The Museum’s library features a long antique green table and chairs. This exhibition will feature fourteen place settings for a Nurse’s dinner table display. Nine of the settings feature past nursing leaders (Remembrance) and five are current nursing leaders (Renewed Hope). The displays are created by a group of nurses who are also practicing artists. Discover each artist’s interpretation of these important nurse figures.

Featured nurses will include:

• Florence Nightingale (D)
• Mary Seacole (D)
• Clara Barton (D)
• Ildaura Murillo-Rohde (D)
• The 1964 student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital Nursing school (D)
• Luther Christman (D)
• Anne Zimmerman (D) Executive Director of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA)
• Sharon Cahill, BSN, RN (D)
• Krystal Hanrahan, MSN, RN (D)
• Janice Phillips, PhD, CENP, FAAN (A) Director of Nursing Research & Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center
• Mary McDermott, BSN, MSN, EdD, FAAN (A)
• Kristin Ramsey, MSN, MPPM, RN, NE-BC (A) Senior VP, Quality, NMHC, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive, NMH/NMG
• Barb Holmes Gobel, MS, RN, ACDN, FAAN (A) Associate Director of Professional Practice and Development & Magnet Program Director
• Lauren Underwood, MSN, RN, MPH (A) Democratic Party Communication Chair, Democratic Representative IL in Congress 2023

Artists include:

• Sedane Henderson PCT
• Ma. Eliza Micha Alcantara RN
• Alyssa Hudik RN
• Janessa Anguiano RN
• John Smisek RN
• Alyssa Saklak RN
• Maria Zaragoza LPN
• Marcela Gomez RN
• Johana Hernandez RN
• Sonja Will, Administrator
• Sophie Oracz, RN
• Cora Palmer, RN

Guest Speakers related to the arts and humanities as well as workshops and conversations among nurse artists will be scheduled.

Learn more: https://imss.org/remembrance-renewed-hope/

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Light refreshments are included.

Accessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org.

Parking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/

About the speaker:

Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN

Judith Paice, PhD, RN is the Director of the Cancer Pain Program in the Division of Hematology-Oncology and a Research Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University; Feinberg School of Medicine. A current member of the NIH HEAL Initiative and past president of the American Pain Society, Dr Paice’s clinical work and research has been in the relief of pain associated with cancer. She was one of the original consultants in the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) and has traveled extensively to educate health care professionals in six of seven continents regarding cancer pain relief and palliative care.