Prestigious Award to Kathleen Foley
Kathleen M. Foley, MD
The Global Palliative care community rejoices the decision of the International Association for Study of Pain (IASP) that its John D. Loeser Distinguished Lecture Award goes to Dr Kathleen Foley.
Dr Kathleen Foley is an attending neurologist in the Pain and Palliative Care Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
In IASP’s words,
the award recognizes work that gives new perspectives to understanding the experiences of pain and that opens the door to future reductions in suffering…
She is professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and holds the chair of the Society of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Pain Research. All that is how she is described in IASP’s newsletter. Let us provide our own six-word description of Kathy Foley:
She knows. She understands. She cares!
Congratulations, Kathy, and thank you for all that you are doing for this world.
Watch Dr Foley’s lecture “Pain and Palliative Care: What the Future Holds” given in 2008 at the UCSD Cancer Centre:
“Nationally recognized expert, Kathleen M. Foley, MD, talks about the assessment and treatment of pain in cancer patients, as well as developing policies for pain and palliative care worldwide.”
Congratulations to Kathy for truly modeling the way for us and continuously being a great inspiration to all. Her work is proving to be a big influence to many of us who are hoping to bring about change in our health care systems so that the many who are suffering can live a pain free and peaceful, meaningful life! Keep up the good work Kathy. And for those of us who are struggling, never give,,,some day soon doors will open,,remember, change can happen we we act…..
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