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Oct. 4, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on Congress passes new opioid package

Congress has reached agreement on legislation to address the opioid epidemic. Find out how AMA is helping the fight against opioid addiction.

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July 26, 2018: State Advocacy Update

2019 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit call for presentations and state legislative group urged to focus on treatment in the latest health care state and local advocacy efforts.

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Feb. 9, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Improving pain care and practice workflows, UDI implementation and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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Seattle clinic follows biopsychosocial model for patients with chronic pain

This chronic pain management program focuses on functional restoration to help patients return to their lives because a “cure” for chronic pain is many times not possible.

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3 critical factors to help guide your management of chronic pain

Educational module provides physicians with the tools they need to understand chronic pain treatment and safely prescribe opioid medications.

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Feb. 23, 2017: National Advocacy Update

CMS contracts to small practices with QPP, maternal & infant health strategy and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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Using neurosurgical solutions to manage chronic back pain

Chronic back pain is one of the most common ailments patients face. No longer limited to patients with terminal diseases, the intrathecal pain pump offers a neurological approach that’s an alternative to long-term opioid therapy.

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Neurosurgery makes pain management curricular breakthroughs

Leaders in neurosurgery have taken a hands-on approach to training residents with an eye toward filling knowledge and skill gaps—one such gap is pain management. Learn how they’re making strides in preparing residents for the board exam and more effective patient care.

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Pain expert: Judge the opioid treatment, not the patient

One pain expert urges re-conceptualizing chronic pain as a chronic disease. He uses a process to make the appropriate clinical judgment on whether or not opioids are the right course of treatment for each patient.

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