Professor • Director, Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab • Chief Science Advisor: AppliedVR • Writing about pain, stress, health & solutions
Joined June 2014
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15 Jan 2021
Effective pain treatment is meaningless if people can’t access it
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Apr 20
Speaking at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting today in Chicago and during my session time there are 34 parallel events 😆
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Apr 14
Really enjoyed Pitt Pain Day last week -- fabulous event showing all the local innovative pain research. Honored to keynote the event along with Dr. Clifford Woolf, and hatch ideas for collaborative projects 💫
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Jan 18
If you are a high school student or undergrad blasting cold emails to university professors in pursuit of a faculty mentor, word of advice:
Do not begin your email with “Hey there!”
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Jan 18
Also do not carpetbomb 50 people on a generic outreach message and expect engagement.
thoughtful, personal and respectful inquiries get attention. If you want people to give you time, show them that you’ve taken the time to understand why you are a good fit
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Beth Darnall, PhD retweeted
Dr. Theresa Lii is studying how ketamine can “reprogram” the brain’s pain pathways for patients whose chronic pain hasn’t responded to other treatments. Her work is helping uncover who benefits most and how relief can last. Read more:
stanford.io/40kN90s
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Beth Darnall, PhD retweeted
New national study yields promising results for multidimensional benefits in rare disease at 3 months @MarfanFdn nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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📢Published Today!
Results for Empowered Relief in Marfan and other rare connective tissues conditions
@MarfanFdn @StanfordPain @StanfordMed nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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Beth Darnall, PhD retweeted
What’s new: A team led by @DesAzizoddin tested Cancer Pain 101, a single-session 90-minute telehealth class with pharmacist, social worker, and psychologist educators.
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Interestingly sometimes we have to apply targeted recruitment efforts for *men* to get adequate representation in our pain studies. But i definitely get your point in general
It's the first day of the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty Six and I'm still writing the sentence: "The findings of this study indicate women can not simply be considered as small men in clinic and research settings."
More representation of women in research, please.
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Beth Darnall, PhD retweeted
Original: Drs. Clifton, @BethDarnall, & col. (@Stanford) aimed to address disparities in pain research engagement and patient outcomes through the inclusion of people with varied backgrounds and pain experiences.
Full: jpain.org/article/S1526-5900…
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15 Dec 2025
📢VOTING IS OPEN for the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) election!!
Learn more about USASP at usasp.org and be sure to vote for all open Board of Directors positions
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14 Oct 2025
Also, clinical trials can be quite burdensome to patients and far from “ideal” in many ways. Studying outcomes of routine care gives a clearer picture of what works and for whom
9 Oct 2025
A new review in @PAINthejournal by @DrSeanMackey and colleagues explains how data from everyday care — called real-world data — can help us understand what truly works for people living with pain.
Why it matters: Clinical trials are done under ideal conditions, but everyday care is far more complex. Real-world evidence fills this gap, showing how treatments work across diverse patients, clinics, and communities.
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13 Oct 2025
Really enjoyed speaking at the Colorado Pain Society 2025 annual meeting in Vail this weekend.
Energized after connecting with so many fantastic colleagues. Thank you CPS for the invite!
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25 Jul 2025
Recently presented to National Academies on behavioral pain treatments that are evidence-based, low-cost and easily adopted (Ch 8)
Many outstanding speakers over a 2-day workshop. Full proceedings just published: shorturl.at/rnNoB
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8 Jul 2025
Curious what the new $ cap will be
8 Jul 2025
Today, @NIH announced a new policy to cap how much publishers can charge NIH-supported scientists to make their work publicly accessible. This reflects our broader effort to restore public trust in public health by creating an open, honest, and transparent research atmosphere.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4nCdIbl
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8 Jul 2025
Brilliant work
7 Jul 2025
Just arrived in my office-3rd edition of my book. New chapters, my original art, patient stories, and case studies. Available in September....#kathleensluka #slukaart #painscience @UIowaPTRS
@uihealthcare @IowaMed @UIowaNeuro
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