A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications. The research, published in Molecular Psychiatry, was co-authored by Nora D. Volkow, M.D., [...]
The Federation of State Medical Boards is holding ongoing meetings with its member boards to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the mental health of clinicians and to further address ways in which licensing [...]
Given the wealth of information important to convey to Pain Medicine readers regarding telemedicine for chronic pain care, this commentary will use a bullet point format to present combined expert opinions regarding the utility, implementation, [...]
Prior surveys estimated close to half of physicians were experiencing burnout before the pandemic, and with the onset of COVID-19, HCPs are experiencing even higher levels of stress, exhaustion, and loss. Full story.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges. The pandemic is also exacerbating other ongoing public health emergencies, including the addiction crisis in the United States. During these challenging times, the National Academy of Medicine's (NAM) [...]
Today AAPM President Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSc issued the following message to members.Dear Colleagues,I want to keep you apprised of how AAPM is responding to the extraordinary circumstances we are living in this year. [...]
A webinar series on the intersecting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic with the national opioid epidemic is being hosted by the Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies (CEPOP) group and Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges to healthcare in general and to pain management practices in particular. Chronic pain patients being one of the most vulnerable patient populations under normal circumstances, have been affected [...]
Hear from an expert panel comprised of both academic as well as private practice practitioners who share strategies to safely and successfully provide patient care in this new environment in this recorded webinar from May [...]
This morning AAPM Past President Steven Stanos, DO participated in an AMA COVID-19 UPDATE podcast to discuss how the pandemic has impacted the nation's opioid epidemic. Dr. Stanos also serves as AAPM's representative on the AMA Opioid Task [...]
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