March 17, 2016 Susan Kubicka-Welander, a short-order cook, went to her pain checkup appointment straight from the lunch-rush shift. “We were really busy,” she told Dr. Robert L. Wergin, trying to smile through deeply etched Read more…
March 17, 2016 CDC Acknowledges Need for Integrated Pain Treatment but Places Limits on Physician-led, Medically Necessary Opioid Treatment WASHINGTON, March 17, 2016 – Today, the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management (AfBPM) made the following Read more…
April 22, 2016 By Paul Gileno – President/US Pain Foundation — Hearing of more deaths today from medication overdose saddens me. When will these tragedies stop? Lives are ended too soon because of the improper Read more…
April 14, 2016 A new plan to address chronic pain has garnered overwhelming support from patient advocates. The National Pain Strategy – developed by six federal agencies and 80 experts from across the medical, advocacy Read more…
March 30, 2016 The Alliance for the Adoption of Innovations in Medicine (Aimed Alliance), a not-for-profit organization seeking to improve healthcare in the US, today called for increased access to treatments for individuals with substance Read more…
March 22, 2016 Although generally supportive of the CDC’s new opioid prescribing guidelines, some doctors are worried that patients who need opioid pain medications may lose access to them. Read more from the Pain News Network
February 9, 2016 A safer, more comprehensive approach to managing pain before, during and after surgery exists – yet not all patients can access it. Read more in this Health Policy Brief by Ray Soto, Read more…
November 19, 2015 Approaches Explored to Provide Safe, Effective Pain Relief, Reduction of Risk of Adverse Events, Misuse and Abuse in Inpatient and Outpatient Settings AfBPM Holds Second National Summit in Washington, D.C.
October 21, 2015 Dr. Srinivas Nalamachu Authors Piece on Balanced Pain Management for FormularyWatch Blog on Behalf of AfBPM Pain Management: Can We Balance Patient Access, Safety and Economic Value?
September 8, 2015 Survey Underway to Shed Light on Pain Management Access Challenges AfBPM Highlights New Access Survey Press Release