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.
Researchers from the University of Rochester and Harvard Medical School are conducting a survey to help better understand how people living with chronic pain feel about using cannabinoids, including marijuana and CBD, to treat their pain. They also want to learn how...
To grow and strengthen the CIPM workforce, particularly in underserved communities, AACIPM, in collaboration with Integrative Medicine for the Underserved and the University of Vermont, provided 30 diverse practitioners with scholarships to attend The UVM Integrative...
Bolstering Integrative Pain Workforce through Scholarships to UVM ConferenceTo grow and strengthen the CIPM workforce, particularly in underserved communities, AACIPM, in collaboration with Integrative Medicine for the Underserved and the University of Vermont,...
Thanks to a directive in CARA (2016), the Veterans Administration radically changed its approach to health care and is piloting the Whole Health Initiative in 18 sites.In April 2021, the Veterans Administration released initial findings from this pilot showing an...
Connecting the Dots: IOM (now NAM), CARA 3.0 and Whole Person, Multidisciplinary Pain Management by Amy Goldstein, MSW, Director, AACIPM Governmental policy has a significant impact on the way healthcare is provided, and CARA is one of the key policies impacting...
The AACIPM team thought it would be interesting to ask Bob Twillman, PhD, FACLP, Pain Management Psychologist, Saint Luke's Health System, some follow up questions about how telehealth has evolved one year after his last post on the topic. Through the questions, we...
by Amy Goldstein, MSW, Director, AACIPM What is CARA and how does it relate to the work of AACIPM and whole health pain management?Let’s connect some dots to help our AACIPM readers understand how the federal policy called “CARA” is connected to our work, and to...
We are excited to announce that registration is open for this Integrative Pain Management Conference presented by UVM Integrative Health and hosted by the University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences. This conference is uniquely designed to meet the...
an interview with Kate Nicholson, President & Founder, NPAC What is the National Pain Advocacy Center? The National Pain Advocacy Center (NPAC) is new nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the health and human rights of people with pain. It is an...
In my November 2020 spotlight, “Patient Resources: Not Just for “Newbies,” I shared a bit of my 18+ year journey with chronic pain and my recent, miraculous improvement--along with my goal to walk a 5K. As AACIPM’s web developer, I have had the opportunity to learn...
Colleagues, This e-bulletin was developed with expert input from Body Politic, one of the partners of the just-announced Long COVID Alliance, in order to share an important initiative from one of our partners, International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). ...
Report: Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Relevant Articles about Pain and A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia - Findings & Highlights Telehealth has become increasingly important in the past year and there are numerous pieces to...
New story in American Medical Association’s microsite, End the Epidemic People with acute and chronic pain, especially those who are underserved, face significant challenges accessing person-centered, multidisciplinary, comprehensive integrative pain management. This...
Spotlight Patricia Herman, RAND: Four Papers Focus on Patient Use of Provider-Based Nonpharmacological Care for Chronic Spinal Pain We asked AACIPM Advisory Committee member, Patricia Herman, ND, PhD, Senior Behavioral Specialist, RAND Corporation, why this series was...
We asked AACIPM Advisory Committee member, Patricia Herman, ND, PhD, Senior Behavioral Specialist, RAND Corporation, why this series was created. "Our hope was to provide some real-world information to payers regarding how patients use ongoing provider-based care for...
AACIPM Year-End Review As we say goodbye to 2020, we are proud of our contributions towards this paradigm shift in care. Don't skip reading this one - we think you'll say "WOW" as we did once we put it all together. We're all in this together so let's keep on moving...
A Paradigm Shift to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management Year-End Review 2020 AACIPM's 2020 Highlights Click on each topic to learn more. (e.g., March Purchaser Focus Group, Benefit Design Workgroup, CO Testimony to DOI) (e.g., May Symposium,...
During Thanksgiving week, AHRQ issued a request for comment regarding their research protocol for integrated pain management programs. In response, AACIPM facilitated a December 15 call among coalition members to discuss. Thirty-five (35) people representing payors,...
Executive Summary of AACIPM’s November 2020 Symposium Taking a close look at how behavioral health can be effectively utilized as part of a comprehensive approach to pain management, nearly 150 health care providers, people with pain, health insurers, and large...
Patient Resources: Not Just for “Newbies” On April 23, 2002, my life completely changed – in an instant. Prior to that date, I was a Marine who ran six miles a day and didn’t know the meaning of the word “can’t”. My military service did leave me with some chronic pain...