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Signatories of the Declaration of Montréal

Click here to view a list of individuals who have endorsed the Declaration.

Organizations

The following organizations have endorsed the Declaration. Click on a column heading to sort by that criterion.

Organization Representative City Country
Access Matters Robert Johnstone, Chairman Skelmersdale UK
African Palliative Care Association Faith Mwangi-Powell, Executive Director Kampala Uganda
AIDS Projects Management Group Dave Burrows, Director Sydney Australia
Alberta Occupational Therapy Pain Association Cary Brown, Coordinator Edmonton, AB Canada
Algesiology Association of Romania Ostin C. Mungiu, President Iasi Romania
American Academy of Pain Medicine Eduardo M. Fraifeld, MD, President Glenview, IL USA
American Board of Pain Medicine Michel Dubois, President of the Board Chicago, IL USA
American Chronic Pain Association Penney Cowan, Founder/Executive Director Rocklin, CA USA
American Pain Foundation William Rowe, CEO Baltimore, MD USA
Arachnoiditis Canada Louise Carbonneau Vermeiren, President Port Stanley Canada
Arbeitsgemeinschaft schmerztherapeutischer Einrichtungen in Bayern Martin Martin, President München Germany
Arizona Pain Initiative Robert Kronenberg, President Phoenix, AZ USA
Asociación Chilena para Estudio del Dolor Rodrigo Fernandez, President Santiago Chile
Asociación Mexicana para el Estudio y Tratamiento del Dolor Alfredo Covarrubias-Gomez, President-Elect Mexico City Mexico
Asociación Mexicana para el Estudio y Tratamiento del Dolor AC Francisco Javier Mayer Rivera, President México DF México
Asociación Peruana para el Estudio del Dolor (ASPED) Gladys Pasco Bustamante, Presidente Lima Peru
Associação Portuguesa para o Estudo da Dor Francisco Duarte Correia, President Funchal - Madeira Portugal
Association Québécoise de la Douleur Chronique (AQDC) Jacques Laliberté, President Montréal Canada
Assotiation for Pain Therapy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (APTBH) Amira Karkin Tais, President Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine Phillip Good, President Brisbane Australia
Australian Pain Management Association Inc. Wendy Caldwell, President Brisbane Australia
Australian Pain Society Stephen Gibson, President Sydney Australia
Bangladesh Society for Study of Pain Prof AKM Akhtaruz Zaman, Secretary General Dhaka Bangladesh
Belgian Pain Society Bart Morlion, President Leuven Belgium
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - West Thanthullu Vasu, Consultant Bangor, North Wales UK
Cairdeas International Palliative Care Trust David Swift, Executive Director Aberdeen UK
California Academy of Pain Medicine Philipp Lippe, MD, President San Jose, CA USA
Canadian Academy of Pain Management Eldon Tunks, President Hamilton, ON Canada
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Claudia von Zweck, Executive Director Ottawa Canada
Canadian Pain Coalition Lynn Cooper, President Oshawa Canada
Canadian Pain Society Mary Lynch, President Halifax Canada
Capital Hospice Malene Davis, CEO/President Washington, DC USA
Chronic Pain Australia Mandy Nielsen, Vice President Brisbane Australia
Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes e.V. (DGSS) Rolf-Detlef Treede, President Mannheim Germany
Dr. RDS: Algology Dhanasekaran Rajagopalan, Director Krishnagiri India
East End Multidisciplinary Pain Management Program Jeffrey Ennis, President/Clinical Director Hamilton Canada
Emmanuel Hospital Association Ann Thyle, Director, Palliative Care New Delhi India
Epymedica Radu Florin Popa, President Iasi Romania
Esperantra Eva Maria Ruiz de Castilla, Executive Director Lima Peru
Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists David Jones, Dean Dunedin New Zealand
Foundation for Pain Medicine Albert Ray, President Miami, FL USA
German Pain Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes) Wolfgang Koppert, President Hannover Germany
Guwahati Pain and Palliative Care Society Dinesh Chandra Goswami, Secretary Guwahati India
Hong Kong Pain Society Tak Yi Chui, President Hong Kong China
Hospice Africa Uganda Anne Merriman, Ag CED Kampala Uganda
Hospice in the West Rian Venter, Clinical Services Manager Krugersdorp South Africa
Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa Liz Gwyther, CEO Cape Town South Africa
Huron County Narcotic Pain Medication Support Group & Advocacy David Ball, Founder Clinton Canada
IASP China Chapter You Wan, President Beijing China
International Alliance of Patients' Organizations Caroline Staffell, Senior Membership Officer London UK
International Association of Pain and Chemical Dependency Ian Buttfield, President Adelaide Australia
International Society for Music in Medicine ISMM Ralph K.W. Spintge, President Luedenscheid - Hamburg Germany
Iraqi Society for Pain Management Maytham Murtada, Vice President Baghdad Iraq
Jordan Pain Society Hussein Abukhudair, President Amman Jordan
Karunashraya Bangalore Hospice Trust Nagesh Simha, Chairman and Medical Director Bangalore India
Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) Zipporah Ali, National Coordinator Nairobi Kenya
Life With Arachnoiditis Karen Kovacik, Co-Founder South Fork, CO USA
Lithuanian Pain Society Arunas Sciupokas, President Kaunas Lithuania
Malaysian Association for the Study of Pain Ramani Vijayan, President Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Moldovan Society for the Study and Management of Pain Adrian Belîi, President Chisinau Moldova, Republic of
NGO Legal Analitics and Strategies Institute Andrii Rokhanskyi, Coordinator of Programmes Kharkiv Ukraine
Ongata Ngong Palliative Care Community Based Organization Stella Rithara, Project Coordinator Ongata Rongai, Kajiado Kenya
Pain & Policy Studyes Group Jody Moen, Communications Coordinator Madison, WI USA
Pain and Palliative Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre Folaju Olusegun Oyebola, Head of Department Abeokuta Nigeria
Pain Connection - Chronic Pain Outreach Center, Inc. Gwenn Herman, Executive Director/Founder Rockville, MD USA
Pain Science Division of CPA Lesley Singer, Treasurer Montréal Canada
Pain Society of the Philippines Henry Lu, Past President Manila Philippines
Pain Treatment Topics (Pain-Topics.org) Stewart Leavitt, MA, PhD, Executive Director Chicago, IL USA
PainSA Peter Kamerman, Council Member Johannesburg South Africa
Palliative Care Association of Uganda Rose Kiwanuka, National Coordinator Kampala Uganda
Palliative Care Research Team, Monash University Margaret O'Connor, Vivian Bullwinkel Chair in Palliative Care Nursing Melbourne Australia
Pallium India M R Rajagopal, Chairman Trivandrum India
Philippine Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. Maria Minerva P. Calimag, MD, PhD, President Manila Philippines
Plus Rehab Physiotherapy Tony Snell, Director Napier New Zealand
Power of Pain Foundation Barby Ingle, Director Colonial Heights, VA USA
Professional Health Association Adem Bytyqi, Executive Director Prizren Kosovo, Republic of
Programa Regional de Controlo da Dor na Região Autónoma dos Açores Maria Teresa Flor de Lima, Gestor Ponta Delgada Portugal
Samraksha Sanghamitra Iyengar, Managing Trustee Bangalore India
SCENAR Therapist Association Australasia Inc. Vincent Bowyer, President Lismore, NSW Australia
Serbian Association of Pain Research and Treatment Miroslava Pjevic, President Novi Sad Serbia
Sjogren's Syndrome Association Inc. Ginette Texier, VP Montréal Canada
Sociedade Portuguesa de Hidrologia Médica Pedro Cantista, President Porto Portugal
Society for Treatment & Study of Pain (STSP) Tariq Khan, Vice President Islamabad Pakistan
Society of Alberta Occupational Therapists Laura Budzak, President Edmonton, AB Canada
Socio Academic and Palliative Care Foundation Lathheef Babu, General Secretary Kondotty India
Stress Resources LLC Pamela Ressler, Founder/President Concord, MA USA
Tapologo HIV and AIDS Programme Stephen Blakeman, General Manager Rustenburg South Africa
The British Pain Society Richard Langford, President London UK
The Chronic Pain Association of Canada Barry Ulmer, Executive Director Edmonton Canada
The Chronic Pain Educational Documentary Series Charalambos Kesta, Executive Producer/Director San Francisco, CA USA
The Refugee Forum, University of Ottawa Peter Showler, Director Ottawa Canada
Thyroid UK Lyn Mynott, Chair/Chief Executive Essex UK
Toowomba Pain Management Alan Howell, Director Toowoomba Australia
York & District Pain Management Support Group Gordon Hart, Publicity and Communications Officer York UK

If you are an authorized representative* and would like to sign the Declaration on behalf of an organization, please complete the online form.

*Note: Only presidents, CEOs, executive directors, or others who can legally act as representatives may sign on behalf of an organization. All others please sign as an individual.

Last updated: July 25, 2011