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American Pain Society (APS) 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
May 17 - 20, 2017; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 17 - 20, 2017Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
APS'Power Over Pain' Intervention Tackles Perception of Cancer PainThe three-component intervention called Power Over Pain - Coaching provides tools to promote the perception of pain control and improve function in African American patients with cancer pain.
Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2017
APSOpioid Oversupply Common After SurgeryMost patients have unused opioid pills after treatment of surgical pain, while few report awareness of proper storage or disposal practices.
Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2017
APSBrain Stimulation Helps Kick Chronic Knee Pain Transcranial direct-current stimulation provides benefit over sham stimulation in reducing pain associated with knee osteoarthritis, randomized results show.
APS Issues New Guidance on Medical Marijuana for PainWith patients increasingly turning to herbal cannabis for chronic pain -- legally or not -- the American Pain Society white
paper offers clinical guidance and strong suggestions on the need for more research.
Quick Screen May Flag Opioid Abuse Risk Two new reports outline measures that may help quickly identify pain patients at risk for longer-term opioid use or for opioid
abuse.