The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

 

The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) is the medical specialty society representing physicians practicing in the field of Pain Medicine. As a medical specialty society, the Academy is involved in education, training, advocacy, and research in the specialty of Pain Medicine.

 

 

The American Pain Society is a multidisciplinary community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians and other professionals to increase the knowledge of pain and transform public policy and clinical practice to reduce pain-related suffering.

http://www.ampainsoc.org  

 

 

A professional nursing organization for nurses committed to advance and promote optimal nursing care for people affected by pain by promoting best nursing practices.

 

 

Medscape

 

 

The Society of Behavioral Medicine is a multidisciplinary organization of clinicians, educators, and scientists dedicated to promoting the study of the interactions of behavior with biology and the environment, and the application of that knowledge to improve the health and well being of individuals, families, communities and populations. http://www.sbm.org

 

 

The American Institute of Stress is a non profit organization established in 1978 at the request of Hans Selye to serve as a clearinghouse for information on all stress related subjects. We maintain a constantly updated library of information and reprints on all stress-related topics culled from scientific and lay publications from which Informational Packets can be ordered.