by PAINS Project | Mar 27, 2015 | Advocacy, News, News & Updates |
Evidence-based, bipartisan efforts focus on prescribing practices and treatment to reduce prescription opioid and heroin use disorders U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced a targeted initiative aimed at reducing prescription...
by PAINS Project | Mar 25, 2015 | Member Updates, PAINS Updates, Research |
Last month, we shared a request from Jan Chambers, Founder and Director of the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association and Member of PAINS’ Steering Committee to participate in the Hydrocodone Rescheduling: The First 100 Days Survey. This is the first in a...
by PAINS Project | Mar 24, 2015 | Advocacy, News, News & Updates |
by Ray Scherer, St. Joseph News-Press A St. Joseph lawmaker is supporting a compromise proposal to monitor prescription drugs in order to preserve a provision for patient privacy. Sen. Dr. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, said his bill to establish a prescription drug...
by PAINS Project | Mar 23, 2015 | Book, TV & Movie Reviews, Comments, News & Updates, PAINS Updates, Reading & Resources |
by Lynn Webster, MD Most of us react the same way when we see a child with a skinned knee: we provide first aid and comfort and do so quickly. That’s easy. But when a child has serious pain, and can’t express it, we’re not sure how to help. Inevitably, we feel...
by PAINS Project | Mar 15, 2015 | Organization Spotlight, PAINS Updates |
Mission: To raise and respond to ethical issues in health and healthcare Vision: Ethical discourse and action advance the health and dignity of all persons. Who They Are: The Center for Practical Bioethics is a nonprofit, free-standing and independent organization...
