A novel opioid developed by researchers at Tulane University and the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System is as strong as morphine but isn't addictive and causes fewer side effects, according to a new study [...]
An Oregon committee has abandoned a controversial proposal that would have expanded treatment options for chronic pain patients under the Oregon Health Plan, but would have forced many to reduce dosages or discontinue prescription opioids. [...]
The Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has posted the draft report for the systematic review on Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics to Reduce Acute Pain in the [...]
Vanila M. Singh, MD MACM, Chairperson of the HHS Pain Management Inter-Agency Task Force, is interviewed about the task force's recommendations for treating acute and chronic pain.Full story.
Multiple cranial nerve blocks of the greater and lesser occipital, supraorbital, supratrochlear and auriculotemporal nerves are widely used in the treatment of primary headaches. We present efficacy and safety data for these procedures. In an [...]
AAPM Resident Fellow Education SIG Co-Chair, Mark Bicket, MD, discusses his research findings published in The American Journal of Surgery, including recommendations to reduce the chance that patients will continue on opioids beyond the time [...]
Continuous femoral nerve block research conducted by AAPM member André P. Boezaart, MD PhD and presented during the 2019 AAPM Annual Meeting is highlighted in this review of novel pain management approaches for joint [...]
Medicare recently announced a plan to streamline the process of finding coverage and documentation requirements for applicable services. Currently, documentation requirements appear in various locations and on separate websites requiring physicians and staff to navigate [...]
AAPM member Beth Darnall, PhD, contributed to this National Public Radio story about how physical pain can interact with different brain areas to ultimately impact emotions, feelings, and behaviors."For people, the link between pain and emotion is [...]
An Oregon committee has abandoned a controversial proposal that would have expanded treatment options for chronic pain patients under the Oregon Health Plan, but would have forced many to reduce dosages or discontinue prescription opioids. The [...]
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