On Being Grateful to Physicians Who Care
by Myra Christopher, PAINS Director At the end of May, a colleague asked me if I was aware of Resolution 707 being brought to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) meeting by delegates from New York State. I was not. The proposed resolution...Do Your Little Bit of Good: National Pain Strategy Comment Period Ends May 20
by Myra Christopher – Published by The Center of Practical Bioethics 2.2 Create a comprehensive population health-level strategy for pain…. (Complete before the end of 2012) In June 2011, those of us who served on the Institute of Medicine’s committee that...Michael Botticelli Confirmed as Nation’s Drug Czar
by Myra Christopher, PAINS Director This week, the Senate unanimously approved Michael Botticelli as Director of the Office for National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) or the U.S. Drug Czar, a position he had held in an interim capacity since last March. Prior to that he...Generation After Generation
by Myra Christopher Last Sunday, I had the privilege of speaking at a book signing in Kansas City. I had not met Carolyn Johnson, the author of Sickle Cell Disease and My Life Struggles, until then, but I know her brother, Jonathon, pretty well. Jonathon is a member...An Unlikely Couple?
by Myra Christopher Recently, I attended a National Forum on Prescription Opioid Abuse in Tampa, Florida convened by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). There were about two dozen participants, including...Connect
