Through funding from the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), ACP is collaborating with 12 other consortium partners to create and deliver resources to educate providers on practice-based approaches to improving chronic pain management and discussing tactics for implementing the best practices.
Consortium Partners:
- American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM)
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Dental Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- American Academy of Neurology Institute
- Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
- American Society for Pain Management Nursing
- International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA)
- Southeastern Consortium for Substance Abuse Training (SECSAT)
CME Program
As the lead partner in the project, AAAP will be hosting a CME program, which will be available to qualified learners at http://www.pcssNOW.org.
Quality Improvement Resources
ACP's Center for Quality has developed resources and training approaches that can help primary care practices improve chronic pain management. Learn more about this initiative.