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Chronic CRPS Diagnosis and Treatment
Chronic CRPS Diagnosis and Treatment

Voices in Pain Medicine: ASIPP 2025 guidelines define chronic CRPS with a time-based diagnostic framework and multimodal management for improved patient outcomes. Continue Reading

Date posted04/6/2026


Paths Into Pain Medicine: A Multidisciplinary Future
Paths Into Pain Medicine: A Multidisciplinary Future

Voices in Pain Medicine highlights multidisciplinary pathways, featuring PM&R, neurology, psychiatry, and radiology, expanding access to care for patients. Continue Reading

Date posted02/2/2026


Pain Management in Cancer Survivors
Pain Management in Cancer Survivors

AAPM advances cancer survivors pain care via MedCentral collaboration and video roundtables; features PainConnect 2026 Cancer Pain Workshop for clinicians Continue Reading

Date posted12/4/2025


Medicare Proposed Coverage Changes for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Medicare Proposed Coverage Changes for Peripheral Nerve Blocks

AAPM outlines concerns over Medicare’s proposed LCD changes affecting peripheral nerve blocks and chronic pain procedures, including impacts on patient access and pain care. Continue Reading

Date posted10/15/2025


2025 Pain Management CPT Codes
2025 Pain Management CPT Codes

AAPM updates 2025 Pain Management CPT Codes on the Member Dashboard: RVU charts for E/M, injections, radiology; guidance on reporting E/M with procedures. Continue Reading

Date posted03/3/2025


Webinar: Treating Common Painful Complaints in the ED
Webinar: Treating Common Painful Complaints in the ED

On-demand webinar: ED pain management with multimodal, opioid-sparing regimens. US-guided injections, ketamine/lidocaine infusions, buprenorphine guidance. 1 AMA CME Continue Reading

Date posted01/16/2024


Webinar: Advanced Pain Intervention Strategies for Cancer Patients, Earn CME Credit
Webinar: Advanced Pain Intervention Strategies for Cancer Patients, Earn CME Credit

AAPM webinar: Anatomical Empowerment for cancer-related vertebral fractures. Learn interventional pain strategies, vertebral augmentation, nerve blocks; 1 CME. Continue Reading

Date posted12/1/2023


Webinar: Treating Commonly Encountered Painful Complaints in the ED
Webinar: Treating Commonly Encountered Painful Complaints in the ED

AAPM webinar: Treat commonly encountered ED pain with multimodal regimens, ultrasound-guided procedures, ketamine/lidocaine infusions. 1 CME. Nov 20, 5 PM PST. Continue Reading

Date posted11/13/2023


Safer Opioid Prescribing and Harm Reduction CME Webinar
Safer Opioid Prescribing and Harm Reduction CME Webinar

Learn evidence-based strategies for safer opioid prescribing, harm reduction, and cancer pain management in patients with substance use disorders through this free AAPM CME webinar. Continue Reading

Date posted07/7/2023


Update on LCD for Sacroiliac Injections & Procedures
Update on LCD for Sacroiliac Injections & Procedures

AAPM update: LCD for Sacroiliac Joint Injections & Procedures (L39383) — covered indications, diagnostic/therapeutic injections, CMS guidance, MPW letter. Continue Reading

Date posted04/19/2023


Ep. 20 - Advocating for Patients in Pain with Stephanie Vanterpool, MD, FASA, MBA
Ep. 20 - Advocating for Patients in Pain with Stephanie Vanterpool, MD, FASA, MBA

Pain Matters Ep. 20 with Dr. Stephanie Vanterpool: advocating for patients in pain, avoiding medical gaslighting, balancing patient autonomy with evidence-based care. Continue Reading

Date posted03/21/2023


Ep. 12 – Launching and Scaling the first Personalized Perioperative Pain Clinic for Opioid Reduction
Ep. 12 – Launching and Scaling the first Personalized Perioperative Pain Clinic for Opioid Reduction

Explore how personalized perioperative pain clinics are helping reduce opioid use after surgery through innovative pain management and patient-centered care in this Pain Matters Podcast episode. Continue Reading

Date posted07/28/2022