:: About PES ::

About Pain Education Society

Welcome to the Pain Education Society (PES)!!! Launched in 2009 by Michelle Byers, President and Chair, the Pain Education Society is a non-denominational, not for profit, charitable society committed to promoting overall health and well-being through educational programs and advocacy. PES is also committed to outreach, advocacy and education for at risk, vulnerable populations suffering needlessly, including: women, children, the elderly and the impoverished.

The Pain Education Society will focus on education and advocacy meetings in the United States – focusing on a broad range of topics including Eastern philosophies and non-medicinal interventions as well as physical therapy, chiropractic care, yoga and/or pilates, massage, nutrition and overall health to promote the control of pain, as well as Western medicine and education about the proper utilization of such for optimal results. Physical therapy and interventional care will be a key focus for launch, focusing on the needs of California Physical Therapists requirements for mandated CEU’s beginning in 2009.

We invite you to join us at one of our upcoming events! Please visit our Education Page for more information.

To request more information from our organization in general, please visit our Contact Page.

Michelle Byers, President and Chair of the Pain Education Society, has over a decade of experience working and managing in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology and a passion for providing education for clinicians and caregivers working with patients in pain. She specializes in medical practice management, business management, charitable foundation support and development and has authored training programs and materials for sales forces and physicians. She is also currently President, Medical Education and Strategic Planning, for CMEIA (Continuing Medical Education Interface Associates), and Director of Medical Education for WVSIPP (West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians). In the recent past, she has been proud to serve as a committee member for the National Pain Foundation, as a consultant for the Margaret Dunn Grigsby Foundation, and National Board Member for the Huntington’s Disease Society of America.