by PAINS Project | Jul 31, 2018 | Pain Policy, PAINS Monthly Update, PAINS Updates |
At the end of June 2018, after thirty-four years at the Center for Practical Bioethics, Myra Christopher retired from the Center, at which time its board of directors and leadership decided not to continue to support the PAINS Project. Several options for ways to...
by PAINS Project | Jun 12, 2018 | Pain Policy, PAINS Updates |
Meeting Information On July 9, 2018, FDA is hosting a public meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Chronic Pain. FDA is interested in hearing patients’ perspectives on chronic pain, views on treatment approaches, and challenges or barriers to accessing...
by PAINS Project | Jun 8, 2018 | Advocacy, News, PAINS Updates |
You have an opportunity until June 15 to comment on the recently established Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, which was authorized by Section 101 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016. You can watch the patient testimonials...
by PAINS Project | Jun 7, 2018 | Living with Pain, News, Pain Policy |
Published by Pain News Network The suicide rate in the United States continues to climb, with nearly 45,000 people taking their own lives in 2016, according to a new Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The suicide rate in the U.S. is...
by PAINS Project | Jun 5, 2018 | News, Research |
Published by Clinical Pain Advisor The development of and recovery from chronic pain was found to be highly dependent on a patient’s previous history of pain in a study published in the European Journal of Pain. The study included a random sample of participants...
by PAINS Project | Jun 1, 2018 | News, Pain Policy |
Published by National Pain Report The NIH Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force concluded its initial two day meeting on Thursday adopting an aggressive timeline to recommend updates to best practices in pain management to federal agencies. A final...
