Role: Site Director and Director of Psychological Treatments for KP Empower
PCORI (Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute). Title: “Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Chronic Pain Self-Management Within the Context of Opioid Reduction.” Total: $8.8M PI: Beth Darnall

Collaboration with 5 colleagues within Kaiser Northern California to develop the Kaiser integrated treatment protocol for chronic pain. The complete protocol is in use in Kaiser Northern California pain clinics.

Graubard, M, Kim, E, Pontemayor, R, Edelson, N.S., Park, M. (2020, May.) “Patient-Centered Tapering” Hospital-wide Grand Rounds, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland.

Edelson, N.S. (2018, October). “Motivating Change Among Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy.” Hospital-wide Grand Rounds, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland and Richmond.

Edelson, N.S. (2017, December). Awarded the Kaiser Permanente Collaboration Award along with a group of physicians and pharmacists working collaboratively to reduce opioid use in primary care settings. 

Edelson, N.S. (2017, August). Implementing Pain Psychology: Strategies and Concepts. Training for the Department of Physical Therapy at Kaiser Permanente. Oakland, CA.

Edelson, N.S. (2014, March). Treatment of Mood Disorders and Co-morbid Chronic Pain Conditions. Presentation at Kaiser Permanente regional OB/GYN pelvic pain meeting.

Edelson, N.S. (2010, February). A Rationale for the Addition of Prolonged Grief Disorder to the DSM-V. Grand Rounds presentation at Kaiser Permanente Psychiatry clinic.

Edelson, N. S. (2006, November.) The Clinical Use of Diagnostic and Performance Measures in Diagnosing PTSD. Interdisciplinary presentation at San Francisco VAMC on hospital programming to prepare for new system-wide PTSD diagnostic measure.

Parks, A. C., Waichunas, D. E., Walker, S. N., Edelson, N. S. and Oleson, K. C. (2002). Depression and Social Life in Self-Handicappers: An Examination of Possible Relationships. Research presented at the 60th annual meeting of the Oregon Academy of Sciences, Forest Grove, OR.

Edelson, N. S. (2001). Pride and Prejudice: The Effects of Perceived Discrimination on the Academic Engagement of English Language Learner Students. Unpublished manuscript.