Award Created for OCMA Past President September 25, 2013 Press Release Award, CASIPP, OCMA Past President, Press Release, Standiford Helm MD Award 0 The first Standiford Helm, M.D., award bestowed upon Dr. Helm last Saturday Orange County – The California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (CASIPP) presented Standiford Helm, M.D., M.B.A., with an award that was also named in his honor on Saturday, September 21, 2013. The Standiford Helm, M.D., award will be presented to individuals who demonstrate outstanding service in promoting and protecting the specialty of Interventional Pain Management. Recipients of the award will be chosen by the board of directors based on an exceptional record of commitment to advancing the field of Interventional Pain Management through scholarly activity and advocacy on behalf of the specialty. “I am both humbled and honored to have such an award named after me,” Dr. Helm said. “I have dedicated my career to ensuring that patients suffering from chronic pain conditions have access to safe, quality care that allows them to live as fully as possible. CASIPP’s creation of an award recognizing that work will hopefully encourage other physicians in the specialty to keep working toward better solutions for patients.” Dr. Helm is a past president of CASIPP, the Immediate Past President of the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA), and a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Medical Association (CMA), representing over 37,000 physicians statewide. He was named one of the “Top Docs” by US News & World Report in 2012. “We are lucky to have physicians like Dr. Helm as part of CMA and in the workforce treating patients,” said Paul R. Phinney, M.D., CMA president. "The management of chronic pain is complex but vitally important for affected patients and their families, all of whom stand to benefit greatly by Dr. Helm's tireless commitment." Dr. Helm has been practicing interventional pain management since 1982 and both works and lives in Orange County. He is the Medical Director at The Helm Center for Pain Management. The presentation of this first Standiford Helm, M.D., Award took place during the Annual Meeting of CASIPP at the Terranea Resort in Ranchos Palos Verdes. Comments are closed.