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Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management:
An Updated Report by the American Society of
Anesthesiologists Task Force on Chronic Pain
Management and the American Society of Regional
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
April 2010 - For the first time in more than a
decade, the American Society of Anesthesiologists
Task Force on Chronic Pain Management has updated
its chronic pain guidelines. The new recommendations
are designed to help clinicians who treat pain. The
objectives are to optimize pain control, enhance
physical and psychological well-being, and minimize
adverse outcomes.
Read the guidelines...
New Report Calls for Urgent Medical Training and
Health System Reform on Pain
November 2009 -
In an effort to urge the medical community,
government agencies and Congress to address the
inefficiencies in chronic pain care and treatment,
the American Pain Foundation along with more
than 30 other organizations endorsed a new report
released by the Mayday Fund, A Call to Revolutionize
Chronic Pain Care in America: An Opportunity in
Health Care Reform calling for urgent medical
training and health care reform on pain.
The full report is now
available...
American Pain Foundation CEO Letter to Baltimore Sun
February 2009 - Will
Rowe of the American Pain Foundation wrote a letter
to the editor of the Baltimore Sun about their
recent coverage of fibromyalgia. Please
read more...
Holiday Pain
December
2008 - A radio reporter attended the December 4,
2008 Montgomery County Chronic Pain Support Group.
Several group members were interviewed and part of
the group was recorded.
Read the article and listen
to the show...
Pain Connection Named Recipient of Healthcare
Initiative Foundation Grant
December
2008 - The Healthcare Initiative Foundation has
awarded Pain Connection a grant to increase the
pool of trained mental health professionals to
meet the unique psychosocial needs of chronic pain
sufferers and their families in Montgomery County.
This grant will enable chronic pain sufferers,
family members, local agencies, medical and mental
health professionals the opportunity to learn
various coping skills, psychosocial issues,
meditation and guided imagery. Please
read more...
Pain
Sufferers Get Relief
July 2008 - Potomac resident, Maryland Pain Initiative
member and social worker Gwenn Herman leads efforts to raise
awareness about pain. Herman also works as a leader
representing Maryland for the American Pain Foundation’s
Power over Pain Action Network, a grassroots organization of
pain advocates nationwide.
Read more...
Baltimore Magazine: Partners
in Pain
March 2008 - A small band of specialists in
Maryland is making a big difference for thousands
of patients suffering from chronic pain.
Read more...
MPI Responds to Baltimore
Sun Article
January 2006 - To read MPI's response to the Baltimore
Sun article about opioids, please
click here.
ASPMN Leaders Share
Views About Pain Management Nursing
May, 2004 - Micke Brown, Immediate Past President;
Cassie Snyder, Past President; and Paul Arnstein, President,
were featured recently in the article, "Pain Management:
Nurses Providing Comfort, Relief," published by NurseZone.com.
To read the article, please
click here.
Survey Shows One in Three Marylanders Suffers With
Serious Pain
March, 2002 - More than one in three Marylanders
say they live with moderate to severe pain, and that this
condition impacts almost every aspect of their lives-including
sleep, work, and social and sexual relations. These are some
of the findings of Pain in Maryland, a survey
commissioned by the American Pain Foundation and the Maryland
Pain Initiative.
Click here to read
the survey.
Maryland Pain Initiative Is
Established!
February, 2002 - The Maryland Pain
Initiative (MPI) has been active in establishing itself and
advocating on behalf of all Marylanders affected by pain. MPI
made its official debut at the American Pain Society's 21st
Annual Scientific Meeting, March 14-17, 2002 in Baltimore,
MD. In recognition of MPI's debut, Baltimore mayor Martin
O'Malley and Maryland Governor Parris Glendening proclaimed
March 2002 as "Pain Awareness Month" and urged all citizens to
join in this celebration.
City of Baltimore Proclamation
State of Maryland Proclamation
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