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.
Announcements AHRQ Protocol on Integrated Pain Management Programs - Deadline is December 21 The Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has posted the protocol for Integrated Pain Management Programs. The...
Canadian and U.S. Veterans' Leading Experts Unite for New Series About Chronic Pain Best Practices We are excited to announce that registration is open for this inaugural symposium hosted by the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE) in...
AACIPM collaborated with stakeholders in support of CO House Bill 20-1085. “When patients are able to receive the types of care proposed in HB 20-1085, physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic and acupuncture, they improve faster and the costs associated...
A summary of AACIPM's September symposiumDuring AACIPM’s fall symposium, Equity in Access to Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management for People with Chronic Pain, the agenda included many important leaders who are striving to align coverage policy, network design,...
An interview with Joanna G. Katzman, MD, MSPH, Professor, UNM School of Medicine; Director, UNM Pain Center; Director, ECHO Institute, Pain, Substance Use and Public Health Programs Please provide a brief history and description of the University of New Mexico Pain...
Track frequency, duration, symptom, treatments, weather, triggers and more.
The NCCAOM and ASA Acupuncture Medicine Cultural Competency Task Force (AMCCTF), co-chaired by Afua Bromley, MSOM, LicAc, Dipl Ac (NCCAOM), NCCAOM immediate past chair and LiMing Tseng, MAcOM, LicAc, Dipl OM (NCCAOM), ASA Board Member at Large, was formed to help...
Equity in CIPM Access for People with Pain Symposium Recordings Available On September 24, AACIPM hosted a symposium, in partnership with the U.S. Pain Foundation, to share new information and provoke interactive discussion between key leaders addressing equity in...
Equity in CIPM Access for People with Pain September 24, 2020 — 11:00am-3:00pm ET Pre-register for this informative symposium during Pain Awareness Month in partnership with the US Pain Foundation. Hear current realities for Medicaid Directors, and highlights from US...
by Judy Forman Published in partnership with the International Association for the Study of Pain, A Nation in Pain offers a sweeping, deeply researched account of the chronic pain crisis, from neurobiology to public policy, and presents practical solutions that are...
On August 31, 2020, the National Governors Association (NGA) released a new report, “Expanding Access to Non-Opioid Management of Chronic Pain: Considerations for Governors.” In an effort to equip governors with the tools they need to confidently safeguard patients...
This online and downloadable resource was developed as part of the ongoing work of the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management. This was a collaborative effort among the Spiritual Care subgroup members that initially met in 2018-19 after the...
Easy to use massage guide
An interview with Diane Flynn, MD, primary care physician at Madigan's Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center The Interdisciplinary Pain Management Centers (IPMC) at Madigan and at other Army Medical Centers were established in 2010 at the direction of the Army...
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to...
The codes are non-billable and allow chaplains to be part of the clinical count, nonbillable workload for VA. These codes will become effective on October 1, 2020. With more spiritual care provided in VA facilities, it will make a positive and meaningful difference in the lives of our Veterans.
by Mara BuchbinderAlthough pain is a universal human experience, many view the pain of others as private, resistant to language, and, therefore, essentially unknowable. And, yet, despite the obvious limits to comprehending another make sense of puzzling symptoms and...
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The George Washington Institute for Spirituality & Health will host its 15th Annual GWish Art of Presence Healthcare Renewal Retreat on September 25-27, 2020, 10:00am-2:00pm EDT. Target Audience: Doctors, Nurses, Chaplains, Social Workers, Psychologists--All...
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Since 1980, the ACPA has offered peer support and education in pain management skills to people with pain, family and friends, and health care professionals.