CDC Opioid Workgroup Appoints AAPM Members

AAPM members Beth Darnall, PhD, and Mark Wallace, MD, were appointed to the Centers for Disease Control Opioid Workgroup by the Board of Scientific Counselors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (BSC/NCIPC). The Opioid Workgroup (roster), is responsible for reviewing the quality of evidence reviews and guidelines, and will make recommendations regarding revisions to existing CDC opioid prescribing guideline and the creation of new prescribing guidelines for acute and chronic pain.