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Ep. 1 - Developing a New Device From Start to Finish
Ep. 1 - Developing a New Device From Start to Finish

Pain Matters podcast episode Developing a New Device From Start to Finish: how pain physicians turn ideas into patent, development, and market success. Continue Reading

Date posted12/14/2021


Ep. 4 - Using Creative Approaches to Raise Capital
Ep. 4 - Using Creative Approaches to Raise Capital

Pain Matters: Using Creative Approaches to Raise Capital for Pain Medicine—funding opioid-free therapies, oral analgesics, and pain-management devices. Continue Reading

Date posted12/10/2021


Ep. 3 – Rebranding the Cadaver Training Industry: Innovating in a Growing World of New Devices
Ep. 3 – Rebranding the Cadaver Training Industry: Innovating in a Growing World of New Devices

Explore how cadaver training labs are evolving to support innovation, physician education, and emerging pain medicine devices in this episode of AAPM’s Pain Matters Podcast. Continue Reading

Date posted12/9/2021


Don’t Miss Article on Neck Pain Guidelines for Cervical Spine Joint Procedures
Don’t Miss Article on Neck Pain Guidelines for Cervical Spine Joint Procedures

Cervical spine neck pain guidelines for joint injections, nerve blocks, and radiofrequency ablation developed with ASRA; preview in Pain Medicine Journal. Continue Reading

Date posted11/24/2021


How Psychologists Can Help Treat Chronic Pain
How Psychologists Can Help Treat Chronic Pain

Discover how pain psychology, including CBT, mindfulness, biofeedback, and hypnosis, can help manage chronic pain and how to find a pain psychologist. Continue Reading

Date posted11/24/2021


The Inaugural AAPM Scholars Program 2021 Was A Success
The Inaugural AAPM Scholars Program 2021 Was A Success

AAPM's Inaugural Scholars Program in Rochester, featuring hands-on labs, round-table discussions, and lectures; next scholars course at 2022 Annual Meeting. Continue Reading

Date posted11/24/2021


AAPM Welcomes Robert W. Hurley, MD, PhD, FASA As Editor-In-Chief Of AAPM’s Journal Pain Medicine
AAPM Welcomes Robert W. Hurley, MD, PhD, FASA As Editor-In-Chief Of AAPM’s Journal Pain Medicine

AAPM names Robert W. Hurley, MD, PhD, FASA as Editor-in-Chief of Pain Medicine, guiding a premier multidisciplinary journal in pain and neuromodulation. Continue Reading

Date posted02/2/2021


Opioid Patient Protection Recommendations Accepted For Publication in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Opioid Patient Protection Recommendations Accepted For Publication in Mayo Clinic Proceedings

AAPM Foundation's Mayo Clinic Proceedings tapering recommendations guide safe opioid reduction for clinicians, patients, payors—protecting patient safety. Continue Reading

Date posted10/1/2020


Advocacy Update from AAPM President Ajay Wasan, MD MSc
Advocacy Update from AAPM President Ajay Wasan, MD MSc

AAPM advocates for pain medicine amid CMS 2021 Physician Fee Schedule reforms; explains impact on RVUs, E/M visits, and multimodal care reimbursement policies. Continue Reading

Date posted08/18/2020


CMS Releases Proposed Rule for 2021 Physician Fee Schedule
CMS Releases Proposed Rule for 2021 Physician Fee Schedule

CMS proposes 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule updates; pain management specialists may see a 7% increase as RVU changes affect E/M codes for physicians. Continue Reading

Date posted08/13/2020


Members' Update from AAPM President Ajay Wasan, MD MSc
Members' Update from AAPM President Ajay Wasan, MD MSc

AAPM President Ajay Wasan outlines COVID-19 response, fights pain-care disparities, and shares free CME resources; previews multimodal pain care 2021 meeting. Continue Reading

Date posted07/22/2020


COVID-19 Pain Management Practice Guidelines
COVID-19 Pain Management Practice Guidelines

Pain Medicine publishes COVID-19 multispecialty guidelines to sustain pain care and telemedicine while protecting patients and staff; includes a live webinar. Continue Reading

Date posted04/6/2020