One article represents the formal CDC comments about the new draft guidelines; the other reflects on the harm of under treatment of serious pain.
Posted: to News Updates on Thu, Apr 21, 2022
Updated: Wed, Jun 29, 2022
Article summarizing what has and has not changed in the proposed versus the original 2016 guideline
Posted: to News Updates on Sat, Mar 26, 2022
Updated: Tue, Apr 5, 2022
The draft guidelines are open for public comments until April 11, 2022 with final guidelines expected in late 2022.
Posted: to News Updates on Mon, Feb 14, 2022
Updated: Mon, Feb 14, 2022
MassPI advocates for legislation to remove non-opioid barriers to pain management.
Posted: to News Updates on Fri, Dec 17, 2021
Updated: Thu, May 26, 2022
New scientific information is providing insights into the causes of chronic pain and giving hope for future new treatments.
Posted: to News Updates on Sat, Nov 13, 2021
Updated: Sat, Nov 13, 2021
Governor Charlie Baker recognizes pain as a major public health problem and declares September Pain Awareness Month.
Posted: to News Updates on Wed, Sep 1, 2021
Updated: Thu, Sep 16, 2021
Posted: to News Updates on Thu, Aug 19, 2021
Updated: Mon, Aug 23, 2021
Mary Jane Estrada-Lyder, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, received the 2021 Exceptional Advanced Practice Clinician and Mentor Award
Posted: to News Updates on Fri, Apr 30, 2021
Updated: Fri, Apr 30, 2021
The CDC’s focus on prescription opioids has left synthetic fentanyl and other drugs to expand sign
Posted: to News Updates on Tue, Feb 16, 2021
Updated: Fri, Apr 30, 2021
Governor Charlie Baker recognizes pain as a major public health problem and declares September Pain Awareness Month.
Posted: to News Updates on Tue, Sep 8, 2020
Updated: Tue, Sep 8, 2020
The American Medical Association released a 17-page letter providing comment addressing the CDC opioid guideline update.
Posted: to News Updates on Wed, Jun 24, 2020
Updated: Wed, Mar 3, 2021
CDC updated opioid guidelines open comment period deadline is June 16, 2020
Posted: to News Updates on Thu, May 14, 2020
Updated: Fri, May 15, 2020
Only 1.3% of overdose deaths in Massachusetts from 2013-2015 were correlated with a current opioid prescription
Posted: to News Updates on Sun, Nov 17, 2019
Updated: Sun, Nov 17, 2019
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine clarifies its guidance for prescribing opioids.
Posted: to News Updates on Thu, Nov 14, 2019
Updated: Thu, Nov 14, 2019
Governor Charlie Baker recognizes pain as a major public health problem and declares September Pain Awareness Month
Posted: to News Updates on Fri, Aug 30, 2019
Updated: Fri, Aug 30, 2019
FDA addresses danger of abruptly ending opioids and clarifies its position for providers
Posted: to News Updates on Tue, May 14, 2019
Updated: Tue, May 14, 2019
CMS changed Hospital Satisfaction Survey pain management questions from whether pain was "controlled" to whether pain was "discussed"
Posted: to News Updates on Sun, Dec 17, 2017
Updated: Sun, Dec 17, 2017
A new survey by the Boston Globe shows physicians are reluctant to prescribe opioids even if the medicines are beneficial to patients. Go to http://bit.ly/2iv5VxQ to read the article
Posted: to News Updates on Tue, Jan 3, 2017
Updated: Tue, Jan 3, 2017
Posted: to News Updates on Thu, Aug 18, 2016
Updated: Thu, Aug 18, 2016
Pain News Network Guest Columnist John Burke, past president of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators and current president of the International Health Facility Diversion Association discusses treatment, abuse and diversion.
Posted: to News Updates on Wed, Mar 2, 2016
Updated: Wed, Mar 2, 2016
Posted: to News Updates on Thu, Apr 29, 2010
Updated: Wed, May 5, 2021