Pain remains widespread, undertreated and feared by many. Despite growing
understanding of its physiology, clinicians have been unable to make substantial progress in …

It is my distinct privilege to invite you to the American Academy of Pain Medicine's (AAPM)
29th Annual Meeting to be held on April 11–14, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. If there is …

There is a growing group of health care professionals who are determined change the
current trajectory of medical care. There is an ever-increasing burden of chronic mental and …

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to the AAPM's 31st Annual Meeting to be held March
19–22, 2015, in National Harbor, Maryland. Chronic pain is an astounding societal problem …

The report of the Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education of the
Institute of Medicine was published in July 2011 with considerable press coverage. 1 This …

The year 2020 was disruptive and, inarguably, terrible in so many tragic ways. On a
personal level, many of us have experienced loss and trauma previously unthinkable or …

Welcome to a brand-new year, full of promise, challenges and both planned and as-of-yet
untold opportunities to meet our mission to optimize the health of patients in pain and …

This exploration of the expansive topic of pain is written not by a physician, scientist or
disenchanted patient, but by a journalist. I was intrigued that a journalist with no scientific …

As I approach the eve of my tenure as president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
(AAPM), I consider it a privilege to lead us in a celebration of our 30th year of serving pain …

LENNIE DUENSING Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief (continued on page 8)
attendees, Board and Committee members, speakers, and attendees. The word is “ruach” …