17 in ’17
What can you and your organization do to advance education, awareness and access to balanced pain management? Here are 17 ways to further balanced pain management in 2017:
1. Join the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management
2. Highlight balanced pain management during National Pain Awareness Month (September)
3. Publish an infographic about balanced pain management
4. Add balanced pain management to the agenda at your annual meeting
5. Write a letter in support of abuse-deterrent formulations access legislation 
6. Promote safe disposal programs in your newsletter
7. Adopt guidelines that incorporate balanced pain management
8.Feature information about balanced pain management on your website
9. “Like” balanced pain management stories and comments on Facebook
10. Publish a position statement on favoring balanced pain management
11. Promote National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (April 29)
12. Develop a balanced pain management webinar for your membership
13. Share a YouTube video on balanced pain management
14. Draft an op-ed promoting balanced pain management 
15. Start an online petition calling for access to balanced pain management
16. Host a meeting with policymakers about balanced pain management
17. Plan to attend #SummitBPM2017 and bring a colleague
Contact Mike Walsh for more information and follow @AfBPM to see how others are advancing balanced pain management this year.Show your progress by filling out our 17 in ’17 survey!