Inaugural Meeting of the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force

On May 30-31, 2018, the inaugural meeting of the Pain Management Task Force will feature speakers from HHS, VA, DoD, ONDCP as well as perspectives on pain management from experts in the field including:

• Mental health,
• Addiction, recovery and substance use disorders,
• Prevention and treatment,
• Service delivery and payment,
• Clinicians/providers, and
• Special populations.

The meeting will feature personal stories of people who live in chronic pain to increase awareness and recognize the challenges, opportunities, and strengths of this population. The meeting will also address key pain management topics for the Task Force to consider as it updates best practices on pain management and makes recommendations to address gaps and inconsistencies between best practices for pain management, including chronic and acute pain, developed or adopted by federal agencies.

The meeting is open to the public to attend in person and is also available via webinar, so please register and share information about the meeting with your networks! Click here to register, or copy this link into your internet browser: http://www.cvent.com/d/0tqs4v.
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Join @HHSGov @DeptVetAffairs @DeptofDefense @ONDCP @HHS_ASH @cmohhs for the #PainTaskForce meeting on May 30-31. Learn how we can work together to improve the lives of those living with chronic #pain. Register at: http://www.cvent.com/d/0tqs4v 

Join the #PainTaskForce meeting to share your experiences living with chronic pain or caring for a loved one living with pain on May 30-31. Hear how pain management is being addressed; get involved. http://www.cvent.com/d/0tqs4v.

Please direct questions to paintaskforce@hhs.gov