by Myra Christopher, PAINS Director Several months ago the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that it was their plan to develop guidelines for opioid prescribing. Since then there has been much speculation and concern about this initiative among those advocating for a comprehensive chronic pain management approach. In mid-September a draft of the guidelines […]
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Recap of PAINS Collaborators Meeting
by Myra Christopher, PAINS Director In anticipation of publication of the National Pain Strategy (NPS) Report, in June, 2015 the Pain Action Alliance to Implement a National Strategy (PAINS), a coalition of national leaders and organizations committed to advancing the sixteen recommendations made in the Institutes of Medicine’s report, Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint […]
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Draft of the National Pain Strategy has been published to the Federal Register
PAINS is pleased to share with you the news that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Office of Pain Policy today published a notice soliciting public comment on the draft National Pain Strategy. The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC), which is under NINDS, was charged by the Office of the Assistant […]
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Update: Adverse Drug Event Conference
Bob Twillman, Ph.D., FAPM, Deputy Executive Director, Director of Policy and Advocacy, American Academy of Pain Management and a PAINS Steering Committee Member Attends Adverse Drug Event Conference for PAINS by Bob Twillman, Ph.D., FAPM On October 30, the US Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) convened […]
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Draft Evidence Report: Role of Opioids in Treatment of Chronic Pain Open for Comment
Update: Public comment period is now closed. The draft evidence report, The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain, is now open for public comment on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality website. Draft Report (PDF) 1.9 MB Draft Appendixes (PDF) 777 kB Those interested in this report are encouraged to respond during the public commentary […]
SPPAN: Update on Extended-Release Hydrocodone Bitartrate Policy Issues
From SPPAN (State Pain Policy Advocacy Network) SPPAN and the American Academy of Pain Management are paying close attention to these policy issues because we believe that Zohydro ER is an important new option for some people with pain who require opioid analgesics as part of their pain care plan. Although many policymakers have asserted […]
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PAINS Participates in Newly Formed Consumer Pain Advocacy Task Force
In the spring of this year the Consumer Pain Advocacy Task Force (CPATF) was formed to develop a plan for joint action to mobilize support for the implementation of the National Pain Strategy Report, recognizing the importance of a unified voice in the consumer pain community. The Task Force consists of leaders from 15 organizations […]
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Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) Releases State Pain Policy Report Card
New Report Card Shows 24 States Have Improved Pain Policies Since 2012 Press Release – July 15, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – A growing number of states are enacting policy measures that promote the delivery of effective pain management, according to a report released today. Over almost a decade, states have made considerable progress in enacting policies […]
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National Pain Strategy Report
The National Pain Strategy Report is currently in the hands technical writers and the National Pain Strategy (NPS) Oversight Committee, a sub-committee of the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Five Workgroups have been working at the direction of the Oversight Committee. Their reports will now be synthesized […]
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Save the Date: July 14 – New PPSG Pain Grades: SPPAN & ACSCAN Joint Call
Date: Monday, July 14, 2014, 4-5 ET Sneak Peek: Join this call to learn about the Pain & Policy Studies Group’s latest state pain report cards before the official release on July 15. Teleconference date: Monday, July 14, 2014 Time: 4:00-5:00 PM Eastern Time Call-in number: 888-512-3141, passcode 37226719 Facilitated by the American Cancer Society Cancer […]