AACIPM website includes a repository of resources that support the mission to advance access to equitable, whole person, multimodal, guideline-concordant integrative pain management.
More resources and publications will be coming soon. If you have suggestions about relevant resources that should be included, please contact Amy Goldstein.
NIH Releases Report on Pain Management Research from the HEAL Initiative Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have released an overview of the pain research programs within the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL...
Amidst some of the great challenges we've seen this year, we have continued to learn so much from each of you. There has been substantial innovation and progress when it comes to how we can effectively and equitably care for individuals with pain. This year included...
Join a MultiStakeholder Discussion About:On behalf of the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management and the US Pain Foundation, we invite you to join this lively and constructive discussion about the intersection of payer policies and...
NHIS Data Shows Opioid Use for Chronic Pain is Down with No Corresponding Increase in Nonpharmacologic Therapies According to Prevalence of Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Pain Management Therapies Among Adults with Chronic Pain—United States, 2020, recently...
People with Pain, Payers, Clinicians, and Industry Discuss CMS Pain Codes + Scaling Transdisciplinary Pain Care Webinar Date: December 7, 12:00-2:00 PM ET On behalf of the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management and the US Pain Foundation, we...
American Psychological Association Accepting Public Comment on Draft Guidelines for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Adults The American Psychological Association (APA) is currently accepting public comments on its Draft APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the...
December 7, 12:00-2:00 ET This Webinar and Survey Are Exploring Intersections Between Payer Policy & Value-Based Pain Care Delivery. On behalf of the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management and the US Pain Foundation, we invite you to join...
CDC Releases Guidance on Nonopioid Therapies for Pain Management In order to aid clinicians and health systems working to implement their 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, the CDC has published an informational webpage about...
Advocating for Person-Centered Pain Care During Cornell Workshop The Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (AACIPM) and National Pain Advocacy Center (NPAC) extend sincere gratitude to Cornell University for hosting an extremely timely and...
This month, AACIPM partnered with IM4US and the University of Vermont to offer scholarships to providers caring for the underserved to attend the Integrative Pain Management Conference presented by the Osher Center for Integrative Health at UVM. Through this...
The Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (AACIPM) and National Pain Advocacy Center (NPAC) extend sincere gratitude to Cornell University for hosting an extremely timely and important workshop, Digital Pain Technologies: Promises and Problems,...
Bill to Allow Licensed Acupuncturists to be Medicare Providers Introduced in House On May 9, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2023. The Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act would increase access to...
X-Waiver No Longer Needed but DEA Implements New Education Requirements The x-waiver requirement, which restricted who may treat patients with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, will be officially rescinded effective June 21, 2023. The Consolidated Appropriations...
House Bill 66 You may remember Rep. David Nagel, MD, who we featured last November, as a new Representative in the state of New Hampshire. He is working hard in many ways, and one of these ways is a bill he co-wrote, HB 66, which the Governor signed on April 27,...
After a similar report in 2016, the CDC has released new study data about the prevalence of chronic pain in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on April 23, 2023. Chronic pain continues to affect more than one in five U.S. adults. This report included more...
New CDC Report Reveals Chronic Pain Affects More Than 1 in 5 After a similar report in 2016, the CDC has released new study data about the prevalence of chronic pain in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on April 23, 2023. Chronic pain continues to affect more...
New ASRA Guidelines Address Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain, and Screening for Cannabis Before Surgery The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) released new guidelines in early 2023 on the management of perioperative patients on cannabis and...
Research Spotlight Duke Study Validates the Anecdotal Barriers to Whole Person, Evidence Based, Multimodal Pain Care Innovation, leadership, and community-based collaboration are integral when building integrated, integrative pain care available for all people. This...
Bridging Patient Voice and CIPM Discussion for REMS Education, Podcast AACIPM is helping ensure that patient engagement and comprehensive integrative pain management are meaningfully included in mandated education for Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy...
On February 21st and 22nd, the NIH HEAL Initiative brought together HEAL funded researchers, federal officials, people with lived experience, and other stakeholders to share research findings, explore trends and shared interests, and identify opportunities to advance...