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.
NCCIH Releases Summary of the Stakeholder Meeting for Research on Whole Person HealthAs a follow-up to their October meeting, NCCIH has released a meeting summary of their Stakeholder Meeting for Research on Whole Person Health. The meeting, which was attended by...
Fostering Connections During NIH HEAL Investigator Meeting 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...
AACIPM is Asking For Feedback on a Possible Research-Related Advocacy Goal The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has named 2023 the Global Year for Integrative Pain Care. The goal of IASP’s Global Year advocacy campaign is to, each year, focus on...
Medicare Releases Guide for Patients on Safer Use of Opioid Pain MedicationThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released Safer Use of Opioid Pain Medication, a guide for Medicare patients. The guide outlines medication safety checks at the...
IASP Announces Global Year for Integrative Pain Care AACIPM is Asking For Feedback on a Possible Research-Related Advocacy Goal The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has named 2023 the Global Year for Integrative Pain Care. The goal of IASP’s...
Congress Expands Access to Non-Opioid Pain Management by Passing the NOPAIN Act The NOPAIN Act has been passed by Congress in a direct push to address outdated federal reimbursement policies in an effort to combat the opioid crisis through increased utilization of...
AACIPM’s 2022 Highlights AACIPM connects multi-stakeholders with a shared interest in modifying policy and payment design to improve access to whole person, integrative pain care. Thank you to all our advisors, partners and collaborators for a great year!Education...
Advancing Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management What Matters to You? AACIPM's 2022 Highlights AACIPM connects multi-stakeholders with a shared interest in modifying policy and payment design to improve access to whole person pain care. Click on a topic to learn...
CMS Creates New Pain Management Codes Heeding Advice of AACIPM The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its finalized 2023 Physician Fee Schedule, creating, for the first time, billing codes at the federal level that are specific to the...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain (2022). Updated and revised, this new guidance is intended to replace the CDC’s 2016 opioid guideline. While the previous guideline was...
CDC Expands Opioid Guidance to Include Acute Pain and Additional Providers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain (2022). Updated and revised, this new guidance is intended to...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its finalized 2023 Physician Fee Schedule, creating, for the first time, billing codes at the federal level that are specific to the delivery of chronic pain management (CPM) services. These codes...
Recently, AACIPM Director Amy Goldstein sat down with David Nagel, MD, to catch up on all the exciting work in his world. Dr. Nagel, who is dual-board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, is thrilled to see the recently-released Pain...
We would love to hear your feedback after this busy week! Many of you have been engaged in AACIPM's efforts to craft comments to recent requests from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In the past week or so,...
As a first step in furthering research on whole person health, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) along with a number of others, held a workshop on Methodological Approaches for Whole Person Research in September 2021. This workshop...
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), the union for professional football players in the NFL, has released its updated Pain Management Guide. The new guide, which has been in development for a number of years, covers a wide range of topics...
AACIPM Participated in the NCCIH Stakeholder Meeting for Research on Whole Person Health As a first step in furthering research on whole person health, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) along with a number of others, held a workshop...
NFLPA Releases Updated Pain Management Guide The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), the union for professional football players in the NFL, has released its updated Pain Management Guide. The new guide, which has been in development for a number of...
SPOTLIGHT AACIPM Releases Brief on Pediatric Pain to Raise Awareness for this Underserved Population In an effort to combat the dual crises of undertreated chronic pain, which affects one in four children and adolescents worldwide, and a national emergency in...
Connecting the Dots to Advance Access to Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (CIPM) Pediatric Pain: Promoting Access to Whole Person, Multimodal Pain Management for Children and Adolescents Evidence-Based Tools for Providers, Care Options for Patients and...