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National Fibromyalgia Association

PAINS Project — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:44:53 +0000

Who They Are Founded in 1997 in Orange, California, by Lynne Matallana and Karen Lee Richards, the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is the largest nonprofit [501(c)3] organization working to support people with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain illnesses. Lynne and Karen became acquainted in the mid-1990s through an online fibromyalgia (FM) chat group. Both women […]

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WEBINAR: Implementation of the National Pain Strategy: Moving Toward Improving Health and Quality of Life of Individuals Living with Chronic Pain

PAINS Project — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:25:26 +0000

Hosted by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health and the National Institutes of Health Thursday, May 11, 2017 – 8:30AM – 4:30PM ET The goals of this meeting are to share information about NPS implementation activities, to hear about external partner activities in implementing the NPS, and to discuss barriers, gaps and new strategies […]

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We Need to Hear From You!

PAINS Project — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:21:31 +0000

To better understand what researchers should know before engaging in patient-centered outcomes research with the chronic pain community, the University of Maryland School of Public Health, in collaboration with PAINS and the National Research Council, is looking for patients living with chronic pain and their caregivers to attend a one-day working meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on […]

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AMA Opioid Task Force Issues Safe Storage, Disposal Resource

PAINS Project — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 20:53:50 +0000

Published by AAFP The AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse, of which the AAFP is a member, has released a new resource(161 KB PDF) family physicians can use to promote safe use, storage and disposal of opioids and other medications. The two-page electronic document suggests a three-step process family physicians can use when talking […]

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An Important View on Pain as a 5th Vital Sign

PAINS Project — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:23:19 +0000

Since the first century, “Calor, dolor, rubor and tumor,” i.e., heat, pain, redness and swelling, have been recognized as classical signs of a serious health problem, but there has never been a “litmus test” for measuring the severity of pain itself. In the mid-90s a group of clinicians, policy wonks, and patient advocates developed Pain as […]

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Lost in Chaos: The State of Chronic Pain in 2016

PAINS Project — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:24:23 +0000

Millions of Americans living with chronic pain struggle because two important public health issues— chronic pain and opioid addiction—are misunderstood and have been conflated. Until these two health conditions are properly distinguished, studied and addressed, the problems associated with both will continue. Tension and misunderstanding surrounding chronic pain and opioid addiction characterize the state of pain in […]

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You see a man in a kilt. You don’t see his searing pain

PAINS Project — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 03:08:11 +0000

Published by The Kansas City Star He doesn’t play the bagpipe. Nor does the blue tartan he wears have any personal significance for the native of Hutchinson, Kan., other than that his father-in-law recommended it. Frankly, if Babb had his druthers, he happily would give up his kilt forever for the trousers he once wore […]

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NFMCPA Press Release: Impact of pain misunderstood by public, survey shows

PAINS Project — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:25:11 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Impact of pain misunderstood by public, survey shows SALT LAKE CITY – Over 70 percent of pain patients feel that people do not believe their pain, according to results from an end-of-year survey issued by the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association (NFCPA). 78 percent of respondents do not believe people should […]

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American Academy of Pain Medicine

PAINS Project — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:37:04 +0000

Who They Are The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) is the medical specialty society representing physicians practicing in the field of pain medicine. As a medical specialty society, the Academy is involved in education, training, advocacy, and research in the specialty of pain medicine. The practice of pain medicine is multi-disciplinary in approach, incorporating […]

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AAPM Position Statement: When to Refer to a Pain Specialist

PAINS Project — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 13:40:51 +0000

For the Primary Care Provider: When to Refer to a Pain Specialist A recommendations statement from the American Academy of Pain Medicine The American Academy of Pain Medicine’s (AAPM) Shared Interest Group in Primary Care provided a forum for pain specialists and primary care clinicians to gather and address clinical areas of concern for their […]

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