Public Appearances
Unitarian Universalist Church
Studio City, CA – June 2019
Speaking Engagement
Caring Across Generations
Los Angeles, CA – December 14, 2018
Speaking Engagement
2018 Change Agent Pain Summit: Part Two
Los Angeles, CA – November 2, 2018
Hosts
U.S. Patient Day
Boston, MA – September 10, 2018
Speaking Engagement
RSD/CRPS World Convening
London, England – November 7, 2017
Speaking Engagement
2017 Change Agent Pain Summit: Part One
Los Angeles, CA – September 21, 2017
Hosts
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland – May 20, 2017
Speaking Engagement
Unitarian Universalist Church Sunday Service
Studio City, CA – February 5, 2017
Speaking Engagement
Patient to Patient Experience Symposium
Palos Verdes, CA—November 19, 2016
Speaking Engagement
9th Annual Women In Pain Conference: Pain Takes a Vacation: Actions and Strategies that Get Us Away
Los Angeles, CA—September 23, 2016
Hosts
8th Annual Women In Pain Conference: Transform Pain into Strength – The Power of the Comeback
Los Angeles, CA—September 11, 2015
Hosts
Pain Matters Screening at American Pain Society’s 2015 Meeting
Palm Springs, CA—May 13, 2015
Panelist
Opioid-Induced Constipation Education Event
Las Vegas, NV—April 28, 2015
Speaking Engagement
Opioid-Induced Constipation Education Event
Las Vegas, NV—March 24, 2015
Speaking Engagement
7th Annual Women In Pain Conference: Accepting Pain – Our New Normal
Los Angeles, CA—September 2014
Hosts
Meet the Biz “40 Series” Workshop
Los Angeles, CA—June 29th, 2014
Workshop Leaders
9th Annual NIH Pain Consortium Symposium on Advances in Pain Research
Bethesda, MD—May 29, 2014
Speaking Engagement
Alliance to Prevent the Abuse of Medicines Educational Briefing
Washington DC—April 9th, 2014
Keynote Speaker
“Pain Matters” Discovery Documentary Premiere Event at the Newseum
Washington DC—November 5, 2013
Guests
Pain Advocacy Summit: “Working Together for People with Chronic Pain”
Washington DC—November 6, 2013
Guests & Panelists
6th Annual Women In Pain Conference: Getting Real – Transforming Hidden Truths Into Positive Action
Los Angeles, CA—September 2013
Hosts
California Assembly Health Committee
Sacramento, CA—April 30, 2013
Testimony In Support
13th Annual Caring for the Caregiver Conference: Expressions for the Caring Heart
Los Angeles, CA—November 10, 2012
Panelist
5th Annual Women In Pain Conference: Finding Your Tribe
Los Angeles, CA—September 2012
Hosts
Senate Health Committee Hearing for “Fail First” Bill AB 369
Sacramento, CA—June 27, 2012
Testimony in Support
Multiple Sclerosis CA Action Network Conference
Sacramento, CA—March 17-18, 2012
Speaking Engagement
CA Senate Informational Hearing – Opioid Abuse
Sacramento, CA—December 2011
Testimony from the Pain Advocate’s Perspective
4th Annual Women In Pain Conference: Reframe Your Pain, Reclaim Your Life
Los Angeles, CA—September 2011
Hosts
Los Angeles County Commission for Women
Los Angeles, CA—August 2011
Speaking Engagement
Assembly Health Committee Hearing for “Fail First” Bill AB 369
Sacramento, CA—April 2011
Testimony In Support
OneCareNow’s “Mad as Hell Doctors” Event
Burbank, CA—October 2010
Speaking Engagement
3rd Annual Women In Pain Conference: Raising the Curtain on Pain
Los Angeles, CA—September 2010
Hosts
Los Angeles County Commission for Women
Los Angeles, CA—June 2010
Speaking Engagement
Assembly Health Committee Hearing for AB 1826
Sacramento, CA—April 2010
Testimony In Support
LAC Office of Women’s Health Disparity Report Press Conference
Los Angeles, CA—March 3, 2010
Speaking Engagement
Alliance of State Pain Initiatives 20th Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA—October 2009
Panelist
2nd Annual Women In Pain Conference: Building Bridges to Optimal Health
Los Angeles, CA—September 2009
Co-hosts
Los Angeles County Commission for Women
Los Angeles, CA—April 2009
Speaking Engagement
Los Angeles County Commission for Women
Los Angeles, CA—June 8, 2009
Speaking Engagement
AB 602 “Fail First Bill” Press Conference
California State Capitol—April 2009
Speaking Engagement
Assembly Health Committee Hearing for AB 602
Sacramento, CA—April 2009
Testimony In Support
Southern Cal PHYSICIAN Magazine Press Conference
Los Angeles, CA—March 2009
Speaking Engagement
Rancho Los Amigos Diversity Lecture
Downey, CA—February 2009
Keynote Speaker
Inaugural Women In Pain Conference: Gender Matters
Duarte, CA—May 2008
Co-hosts
Los Angeles County Commission for Women
Los Angeles, CA—February 2008
Speaking Engagement
OneCareNow’s The Great LA Healthcare Rally
Los Angeles, CA—August 2007
Speaking Engagement
2nd Annual Pain Management in Women Over the Lifecycle
San Diego, CA—April 2007
Exhibitors
Los Angeles County Commission for Women
Los Angeles, CA—January 2007
Speaking Engagement
Performing Arts Medicine Association’s Annual Symposium
Aspen, CO—June 2006
Speaking Engagement
Los Angeles County Commission for Women
Los Angeles, CA—November 2005
Speaking Engagement
2005 International Drug Policy Reform Conference
Long Beach, CA—November 2005
Panelist
Women At Work
Pasadena, CA—October 2005
Speaking Engagement
LA County Commission for Women’s Health Expo
Pasadena, CA—September 2005
Exhibitors
Washington-Alaska Pain Initiative Annual Conference
Yakima, WA—September 2005
Keynote Speaker
California Assembly Health Commission for RSD Education Bill
Sacramento, CA—June 2005
Testimony In Support
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ Meeting
Los Angeles, CA—May 2005
Speaking Engagement
Women of Pasadena Luncheon
San Marino, CA—April 2005
Speaking Engagement
CSUN Health Fair
Northridge, CA—April 2005
Exhibitor
California Senate Health Committee Hearing for RSD Education Bill
Sacramento, CA—April 2005
Key Testimony
Orlando Regional Healthcare Pain & Palliative Care Grand Rounds
Orlando, FL— March 2005
Keynote Speaker
Inaugural Florida Pain Coalition Meeting (sponsored by the Florida Pain Initiative)
Orlando, FL—March 2005
Keynote Speaker
Injury Prevention Class, University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA—Fall 2004 & Winter 2005
Speaking Engagement
Women In Government Annual State Director’s Conference
Tucson, AZ—December 2004
Speaking Engagement
Celebration in the Park
La Mirada, CA—October 2004
Exhibitor
LA County Commission for Women Health Expo
Pasadena Rose Bowl, CA—September 2004
Exhibitor
American Academy of Pain Management’s 15th Annual Clinical Meeting
San Antonio, TX—September 2004
Speaking Engagement
American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives Media and Policy Advocacy Training
Philadelphia, PA & Denver, CO—August 2004
Keynote Speaker
Women In Government 7th Annual Western Regional Conference
Honolulu, HI—June 2004
Speaking Engagement
CSUN Health Fair
Northridge, CA—April 2004
Exhibitor
Los Angeles County Commission for Women
Los Angeles, CA—April 2004
Speaking Engagement
Pasadena Lions Club
Pasadena, CA—March 2004
Speaking Engagement
“Design for Living” RSD Support Group
Pasadena, CA—February 2004
Speaking Engagement
Los Angeles City Council
Los Angeles, CA—February 2004
Speaking Engagement
Women In Pain California Senate Hearing
Sacramento, CA—February 2004
Key Testimony
Macy’s West Discovery Days
Sherman Oaks, CA—October 2003
Speaking Engagement
Los Angeles Times Festival of Health & Fitness
Los Angeles, CA—October 2003
Exhibitor
Lion’s Club of Pasadena
Pasadena, CA—August 2003
Speaking Engagement
Hollywood/Silver Lake Greens
Los Angeles, CA—July 2003
Speaking Engagement
Joint Press Conference to Announce RSD Awareness Month in California and Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Hall, CA—May 2003
Speaking Engagement/Press Conference
Rotary Club of Studio City/Sherman Oaks
Studio City, CA—May 2003
Speaking Engagement
Los Angeles County Commission for Women
Los Angeles, CA—April 2003
Speaking Engagement
CSUN Health Fair
Northridge, CA—April 2003
Exhibitor
Assemblyman Paul Koretz’s Health Care Advisory Committee
West Hollywood, CA—April 2003
Speaking Engagement
Association of Health Care Journalists
San Francisco, CA–March 2003
Speaking Engagement
Rotary Club of North Hollywood
North Hollywood, CA—March 2003
Speaking Engagement
Rotary Club of Burbank
Burbank, CA—January 2003
Speaking Engagement
Kiwanis Club of Canoga Park
Canoga Park, CA—February 2003
Speaking Engagement
Kiwanis Club of Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills, CA—January 2003
Speaking Engagement
Optimist Club of Encino-Sherman Oaks
Sherman Oaks, CA—December 2002
Speaking Engagement
Macy’s West Discovery Days
Sherman Oaks, CA—October 2002
Speaking Engagement
Los Angeles Green Party
Los Angeles, CA—June 2002
Speaking Engagement
