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). ...
Resources
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.
Aligning Shared Priorities for Equity in Access to Quality Pain Care
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,...
Spotlight: Dr. Joanna Katzman on ECHO
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...
The Connector – Spotlight: Acupuncture Medicine Cultural Competency
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...
15th Annual GWish Art of Presence Healthcare Renewal Retreat [Virtual]
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...
AMA’s Story about WVU Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management in Action
You may have seen this excellent panel discussion during AACIPM's May Symposium with Dr. Clay Marsh, Dr. Rick Vaglienti, and Julianne Speeney about the transformation at West Virginia University Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management to approach pain in a...
The Connector – Guest Spotlight: Matt Taylor
Yoga Therapy’s Potential for Filling Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (CIPM) Gaps in Underserved/Remote Locations An interview with Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, C-IAYT Dr. Taylor is an expert who has been involved in AACIPM’s efforts for many years. He brings...
Spotlight: Duke and AACIPM are Aligned in Identifying Clinical Examples of Integrated Pain Management (IPM)
AACIPM unites many stakeholders who are leading important work to advance whole person oriented, integrative and integrated pain management. This includes Duke University where many of their leaders are focused on changing the paradigm in how pain management is being...
2020 NASW Virtual Conference
Prepared by Carrie Dorn, MPA, LMSW, Senior Practice Associate, National Association of Social WorkersThe National Association of Social Workers held its 2020 NASW Virtual Conference on June 15th-17th. The theme of this year’s event was Social Workers Make a...
The Connector – Patient Engagement Engagement Spotlight: Angel & Kalind Perry
Finding comprehensive integrative pain management (CIPM) is as elusive as the prince finding his real princess who could feel the pea under the twenty mattresses! We are so grateful for the opportunity to share our lived experiences with the many stakeholders who...
The Connector – Guest Spotlight: Bob Twillman
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced substantial changes in many aspects of our lives, as witnessed by the soaring unemployment rate, oil prices sinking so low that companies actually were paying people to take oil from them, and the widespread shutdown of social...