The American Academy of Pain Medicine

Liaison Activities

AAPM provides members with many opportunities for service through liaison activities with other coalitions, organizations and affiliations such as those mentioned below:

American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM)

AAPM maintains a liaison on the board of directors of ABPM. ABPM was established in 1991 as a scientific and educational not-for-profit corporation that conducts examinations and provides certification for physicians in Pain Medicine. 

Pain Care Coalition (PCC)

AAPM, along with the American Pain Society (APS) and the American Association for the Study of Headache (AASH), is a member of the PCC, a group that works hard to make its issues heard in Washington, DC.  The PCC keeps abreast of the current political climate by networking with key political officials and providing input on legislation.

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

AAPM is an associate member of CARF, an organization that develops and maintains standards to measure performance in providing rehabilitation services and strengthening programs. CARF provides an accreditation system for organizations that serves as an independent, impartial, and objective system for total organizational review and as a mechanism for program accountability.

American Medical Association (AMA)

AAPM holds a seat in the AMA House of Delegates and speaks for its members concerning issues critical to their practices.  AAPM is the only Pain Medicine organization for physicians that is recognized by the AMA. AAPM members are encouraged to maintain an AMA membership.

American Pain Society (APS)

AAPM maintains a relationship with APS, a national chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain.  APS is a multidisciplinary not-for-profit organization of clinicians and researchers.

External Liaison Links  

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) www.aafp.org 
• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) www.aahpm.org 
• American Academy of Neurology (AAN) www.aan.com 
• American Academy of Pain Management (AAPManagement) www.aapainmanage.org 
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) www.aap.org 
• American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPMR) www.aapmr.org 
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) www.aasmnet.org 
• American Association of Medical Review Officers (AAMRO) www.aamro.com 
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) www.aans.org 
• American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine (AAOM) www.aaomed.org 
• American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) www.theacpa.org 
• American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) www.acns.org 
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) www.acep.org
• American College of Rheumatology (ACR) www.rheumatology.org
• American Medical Association (AMA) www.ama-assn.org
• American Pain Foundation (APF) www.painfoundation.org
• American Pain Society (APS) www.ampainsoc.org
• American Psychiatric Association (APA) www.psych.org
• American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) www.asam.org
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) www.asahq.org
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) www.asco.org
• American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) www.asra.com
• American College of Physicians Internal Medicine (ACP) www.acponline.org
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) www.acsm.org 
• American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) www.aoassn.org 
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) www.apta.org 
• American Headache Society (AHS) www.americanheadachesociety.org 
• American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) www.aspmn.org 
• Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) www.physiatry.org 
• California Medical Association (CMA) www.cmanet.org
• Chinese Association for the Study of Pain (CASP) www.casp.org.cn
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) www.carf.org
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) www.neurosurgeon.org
• International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
  www.iasp-pain.org 
• International Neuromodulation Society (INS) www.neuromodulation.com
• International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS) www.spinalinjection.com
• National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) www.naddi.org
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) www.nida.nih.gov
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) www.nih.gov
• National Pain Foundation (NPF) www.nationalpainfoundation.org
• Neuromodulation Therapy Access Coalition (NTAC) www.neuromodulationaccess.org
• North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) www.neuromodulation.org
• North American Spine Society (NASS) www.spine.org