Diversity and Outreach

NANS in the Community:

The Diversity and Outreach Committee presents the annual Color of Pain event in Memphis, TN on Saturday, September 28, 2024.

Color of Pain is a community outreach and education initiative organized and championed by the North American Neuromodulation Society's Diversity and Outreach Committee. The event is a public symposium created to address the difficulties encountered by African Americans and other underserved communities in obtaining comprehensive pain management care. It is a 1-day free event, held in partnership with a local non-profit at a venue in the community.

This event will provide attendees:

Space to share experiences and learn skills for advocating comprehensive pain management and treatment, both for themselves and their elderly family members.
A review of current treatments for various pain conditions.
Resources available for care in the City of Memphis and the surrounding region.

Thank you to our partners Raising the Bar and Riverside Missionary Baptist Church.

A special thank you to our sponsors who make this event possible—Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Nalu, Nevro, and Saluda.

Additional event details and registration found here

Date & Time:
Saturday, September 28 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
(Doors open at 8:30 AM)

Location:
Riverside Missionary Baptist Church
3590 South 3rd Street, Memphis, TN 38109

Featured Speakers:

About DOC
The NANS Board of Directors always believed that diversity and inclusion are important to the overall mission of the organization. We feel that it not only increases the reach of our specialty but also improves overall patient care.

The Diversity and Outreach Committee (DOC) has been charged with assessing the current state of ethnic diversity within NANS and investigating any possible barriers to accessing neuromodulation therapies by those who live in traditionally underserved communities by pursuing three distinct projects: Outreach, Mentorship, and Research. These projects all aim to bolster NANS’s mission of promoting collaboration among all members and encouraging greater access to neuromodulation education, research, and advocacy.

View the video above to learn more about our growing and essential committee work.

The NANS Diversity and Outreach Committee’s 3 pillar of focus are:

Outreach
Mentorship
Research

If you would like to participate in these efforts and get connected, please contact [email protected] or click below.

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