chronic pain

Time:  11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET Series:  Spotlight on Pain Management Speaker:  Marianne Matthias, Ph.D. Description: Racialized disparities in chronic pain care are well-documented and persist despite national priorities focused on health equity; similar disparities have been observed in patient activation (i.e., having the knowledge, confidence, and skills to manage one’s health). As such, …

Communication and Activation in Pain to Enhance Relationships and Treat Pain with Equity (COOPERATE): Clinical Trial Results Read More »

Time:  11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET Series:  Spotlight on Pain Management Speaker:  Travis Lovejoy, PhD Description: Rural veterans face multiple barriers to accessing care services despite increased availability of resources for chronic pain. While location plays a factor, another roadblock is the lack of coordination of care across multiple health systems. This study will …

Tele-Collaborative Outreach to Rural Patients with Chronic Pain: The CORPs Trial Read More »

The CORPS Trial is a pragmatic approach to study the effectiveness of a tele-collaborative pain care intervention (CORPs) vs. minimally enhanced usual care (MEUC) among rural veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Co-Principal Investigators:
Travis Lovejoy, PhD, M.P.H. and Benjamin Morasco, PhD

Chronic pain and its companion crisis of opioid misuse have taken a terrible toll on Americans, but the impact has been even greater on U.S. service members and veterans, who often deal with the compounded factors of service-related injuries and traumatic stress. NCCIH Director Helene M. Langevin, MD, discusses the impact of the Pain Management Collaboratory.

Time:  11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET Series:  Spotlight on Pain Management Speakers: William Becker, MD; Alicia Heapy, Ph.D.; Erin Krebs, MD, MPH Description:  This session will discuss ongoing work of the HSR&D Pain/Opioid Consortium of Research (CORE) to update chronic pain and opioid-related research priorities. The presenters, co-principal investigators of the Pain/Opioid CORE, will …

Identifying and Prioritizing Gaps in Pain and Opioid-Related Research Read More »

Time:  11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET Series:  Spotlight on Pain Management Speaker:  Kelli Allen, PhD Description:  This presentation will describe the observed heterogeneity in the effectiveness of various treatments and behavioral strategies for chronic pain conditions and factors associated with this heterogeneity. The presentation will also describe different methodological approaches for assessing differential effects …

Understanding Heterogeneity in Effects of Interventions for Chronic Pain Read More »

Time:  11:00 PM to 12:00 PM ET Series:  Spotlight on Pain Management Speaker: Kim Smolderen, PhD, FAHA, FACC Description:  A growing number of Americans – over 2 million – are affected by critical limb ischemia (CLI), the most severe expression of peripheral artery disease (PAD). The majority of patients survives the year following diagnosis and …

Pain Management Strategies, Associated Psychological Variables, and Outcomes in Critical Limb Ischemia: Opportunities for a Multidisciplinary Pain Management Program Read More »

Time:  12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET Series: Focus on Health Equity and Action Speakers:  Stefan Kertesz, MD MSc; Allyson Varley, PhD Description:  The July 2022 Focus on Health Equity and Action Cyberseminar will describe the results of Primary Care Quality-Homeless Services Tailoring (PCQ-HOST) study and discuss access to care and quality of care in …

Enhancing Primary Care Experience in Patients with Homeless Experience and Chronic Pain: Lessons learned from the Primary Care Quality-Homeless Services Tailoring (PCQ-HOST) study Read More »

Time:  11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET Series:  Spotlight on Pain Management Speaker:  Amy Byers, PhD, MPH Register to attend The Role of Pain in Predicting Late-Life Suicide