2019 AAPM Meeting Highlights from Practical Pain Management
Read articles about the latest pain research present at AAPM35 in Denver, March 6-10, 2019. View articles.
Trends and Patterns of Geographic Variation in Opioid Prescribing Practices by State, United States, 2006-2017
Importance: Risk of opioid use disorder, overdose, and death from prescription opioids increases as dosage, duration, and use of extended-release and long-acting formulations increase. States are well suited to respond to the opioid crisis through [...]
New Target for Chronic Pain Relief Confirmed by Scientists
A research group at Hiroshima University observed a potential new target for chronic pain treatment. Further research using this receptor could lead to new, more effective drugs to use in pain-relieving treatment for chronic pain. [...]
AAPM Board Votes to Expand Active Membership
The AAPM Board of Directors voted unanimously at its March 6 meeting in Denver to support a measure that expands Active AAPM Membership to non-physicians who possess a U.S. or Canadian doctoral level degree in psychology, [...]
2019 Attendee List
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2019 Attendee Page
2019 Annual Meeting Attendee Page Use your AAPM login information to access session handouts, online evaluations, and the meeting attendee list. Session Handouts Paper copies of handouts will not be provided at the meeting and [...]
New Data Show Growing Complexity of Drug Overdose Deaths in America
The report from CDC's MMWR, analyzes the growing number of U.S. drug overdose deaths from 2013 to 2017, and by demographic and geographic characteristics from 2016 to 2017. Full story.
Pain Management Task Force Calls for Patient-Centered Treatment of Pain
The HHS Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force has released a draft report calling for individualized, patient-centered pain management to improve the lives of millions of individuals who experience acute and chronic pain. Members [...]
New, Revised Pain Assessment/ Management Standards for Behavioral Health Care, Home Care, Nursing Care to Be Introduced
Effective July 1, 2019, new and revised pain assessment and management standards will be applicable to Joint Commission-accredited behavioral health care, home care and nursing care center programs. Full story.