Fed Panel Releases Draft Report on Pain Management

//Fed Panel Releases Draft Report on Pain Management

A federal advisory panel known as the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force has released a draft report listing its recommendations for improving pain care in the United States. The content is both revealing and promising, because its recognizes the complex nature of chronic pain and the difficulty in treating it effectively.

The task force was formed as a result of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016. Its mission is to identify gaps and inconsistencies in acute and chronic pain management and to propose possible solutions.

Article by Roger Chriss, PNN Columnist. To read the full article, click here.

Published 1/1 2019

2019-01-02T14:55:25-05:00

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