NFMCPA Press Release: Impact of pain misunderstood by public, survey shows
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...Former DHHS Assistant Secretary Kathy Greenlee Joins Center for Practical Bioethics Staff on November 1
Advocate for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Will Expand the Center’s Profile Regionally and Nationally A major boost to its three-decade commitment to serving Americans facing the challenges of aging, serious illness and decision making at the end of life...How SPPAN Went From Tracking A Few State Issues A Year, To Monitoring 1,900 – And Changing The Rules In Several States
Published by CQ Roll Call – by Amy Dermody Here’s how one organization (for whom policymaking is currently on fire in the states) moved from managing a handful of pieces of legislation at state level four years ago, to keeping on top of 1,400 different bills and...September as Pain Awareness Month: Then and Now
by Carolyn Noel, PAINS Webmaster This year marks the 15th Anniversary of September as Pain Awareness Month. I had the opportunity to interview Penney Cowan, Founder and CEO of the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) about the history of this awareness effort and...AAFP Offers Members Updated Opioid, Pain Management Resource
The AAFP recently updated its “Chronic Pain Management and Opioid Misuse: A Public Health Concern” position paper to better equip members to combat the opioid abuse epidemic while continuing to treat their patients’ chronic pain. “The...Connect
