This 2.5-hour symposium was hosted by the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management in partnership with the American Psychological Association. The program examines behavioral health as part of a comprehensive approach to pain management from the perspectives of providers, people with pain, payors and purchasers of healthcare.

Attendees will:

• Review the impact and prevalence of pain as well as the standards and competencies necessary to effectively provide behavioral health interventions to people with chronic pain.
• Gain practical knowledge about the value of integrating behavioral health, primary care and complementary/integrative therapies for people with chronic pain.
• Gain knowledge about the intersection of social determinants of health and access to multimodal pain care in light of the pandemic.
• Learn about practical tools and effectiveness of integrating behavioral health from the perspective of people with chronic pain.
• Describe how healthcare providers, payors and purchasers of healthcare can collaborate to improve patient-reported outcomes.