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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) is soliciting public comments to help inform the deliberations of a new consensus study committee.

In early April, the Center for Practical Bioethics, along with many members of Dr. Payne’s family, will celebrate his life at a special gathering in Kansas City. Dr. Payne was a member for nearly four decades, served the Society as President from 2003-2004, held numerous committee appointments throughout the years, and received the Distinguished Service Award in 1988.

APS is pleased to grant Young Investigator Travel Awards to 60 trainees to attend this meeting. These individuals will present their research during designated poster sessions.

The Pain and Disparities SIG of the American Pain Society is pleased to announce the 2019 Early Career Investigator Poster Award that will take place at the Scientific Meeting!

After many years and a burgeoning opioid prescription and abuse crisis, it’s still not clear whether opioids are truly effective for managing long term non-cancer pain conditions.

The briefing will be held in cooperation with the Congressional Addition, Treatment and Recovery Caucus and take place Wednesday, February 27, from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM in Washington, DC.

Dr. Katrina Poppert Cordts and colleagues developed and tested a model of parental factors that may affect the pain and psychological functioning of children with chronic pain.

This announcement from the NIH highlights a recent study compiling 20 years of data on pain and opioid use in the US.

BACPAC is part of the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative for which Congress has provided NIH with a separate funding allocation in 2018 and 2019.

The VA/DOD SIG of the American Pain Society is pleased to announce the 2019 Junior Investigator/Early CareerPoster Award!

Congressional briefing “Opportunities and Challenges in Cannabinoid Research” will be held Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Sponsored by The Friends of NIDA in cooperation with The Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recover Caucus.

APS Members and Basic Science SIG Chairs Dr. Alfonso Romero-Sandoval and Dr. Sarah Ross invite you to attend the Basic Science Dinner at the Scientific Meeting in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee resident and APS member Kate Sadler, PhD, shares her favorite spots in the city and insider knowledge to help plan your trip during the Scientific Meeting!

APS Member and Clinical Trials SIG Chair Neil Singla, MD, invites you to attend the fourth annual APS Conference on Analgesic Trials preconference.

APS Member and Psychosocial SIG Chair Patrick Finan, PhD, writes about how pain providers and researchers can collaborate with professionals in the addiction field.

This article highlights recent studies showing how sleeplessness and insomnia contribute to pain, including acute pain thresholds.

Researchers are pointing to an under-recognized facet of the increasing rates of opioid overdose and suicide that have fueled the recent decline in life expectancy in the US: intentional opioid overdose.

Research at the University of Washington have developed a smartphone app that may help prevent opioid overdose-related deaths.

The Social Security Administration requests public comments and supporting data related to the consideration of pain and documentation of pain in the medical evidence used in connection with claims for benefits.

The free Q&A Webinar will be held Tuesday January 29, 2019, at 2 PM EST to discuss FOA’s that are part of the NIH HEAL Initiative.