Photo by Mohammed Fkriy on Unsplash 2015 promises to be intriguing, and likely a "rocky road," for patients and providers in the world of pain management. An editorial by noted pain specialists was published at the end of 2014 in Pain Medicine, calling for evidence-based practice in the use of intrathecal opioids for [...]

The American Pain Society Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards Program helps advance the quality of pain management in the United States by recognizing and rewarding excellence in quality clinical care. Central to the APS vision: "APS envisions a world where pain prevention and relief are available to all people"—this program aims to [...]

In 2014, Governor Bill Haslam's office commissioned the Tennessee Department of Health to gather a select group of physicians from across the state to create the Tennessee Chronic Pain Guidelines. The mission of the Chronic Pain Guidelines Panel members was to develop guidelines that would define appropriate treatment of chronic pain. Pain Consultants of East [...]