Education

The Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction is an interdisciplinary organization that holds a conference every November, and is holding this year's conference in Boston on November 7-9th.

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.

The MAYDAY Pain & Society Fellowship is now accepting applications through January 31, 2019.

The North American Pain School (NAPS) is currently accepting applications from trainees. Applications are due March 1, 2019.

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is sponsoring a workshop on December 8, entitled "Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids: How to conduct research within the current regulatory framework".

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is holding a workshop entitled "The Role of Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management".

The FDA approved a new Opioid Analgesic REMS in September that expands on the previous version and now includes IR opioids, and widens the intended audience to include prescribers and non-prescribers alike.

Check out NIH's upcoming webinars in the month of October.

NINDS in collaboration with NCI, NIAAA, NIBIB, NIDCR, NIDA, NIGMS, NINR, NCCIH, and OBSSR will be holding a workshop entitled, Discovery and Validation of Biomarkers to Develop Non-Addictive Therapeutics for Pain.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces a funding opportunity for mid-career health professional or a behavioral and social scientist with an interest in health and health policy.

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.

The Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL) at Weill Cornell Medical College is offering a web-based training resource for health professionals, researchers and community practitioners interested in various topics related to pain in later life. Webinars are interactive and feature diverse investigators and highly-trained practitioners who present their expertise on various topics.

The NINDS Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE) and Cooperative Research to Enable and Advance Translational Enterprises for Biologics (CREATE Bio) program will be having a webinar on April 16, 2018 from 1:30-2:30 pm EST to inform applicants about an area of special interest. NINDS would like to accelerate the development of pain treatments with little or no potential for misuse or addiction.

Pfizer and Lilly are collaborating to provide grant support for continuing professional education in the area of pain. A call for grant applications is open and the due date is January 25. 

New PROMIS measures are available at HealthMeasures.net in the following domains: Substance Use-Appeal, Substance Use-Severity, Prescription Pain Medication Misuse, Pediatric Pain Quality, and Single-Item Pain Intensity. PROMIS measures are self-reported measures of global, physical, mental and social health; have been psychometrically validated for use in diverse research and clinical settings; and are in the public domain. Some measures are available in CAT (Computer-Adaptive Test) versions as well as short forms, and have been translated into Spanish and other languages.

The House and Senate have recently passed tax reform bills that would significantly harm graduate students and universities, threatening scientific advancement.

APS Scientific Program Chair, Tonya Palermo, PhD, dives into details regarding the upcoming APS Scientific Summit, March 4-6 at the Disneyland® Hotel in Anaheim. 

Partners for Understanding Pain, a consortium of U.S. and international organizations led by the American Chronic Pain Association, has released the updated 2017 Tool Kit for Health Care Professionals, a collection of resources to promote education and action around issues in pain management.

Attend a comprehensive update on a variety of clinical approaches to treat common pain conditions you see in your everyday practice.

Moving Toward Improving Health & Quality of Life of Individuals Living in Chronic Pain - Webinar on Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Hosted by the office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.