The first of the "CEPOP Salutes" webinar recordings is now available. This initial webinar highlights the work of hospital networks and their efforts to reduce opioid-related adverse events. The mid-August webinar ran for a bit over an hour and included a significant question and answer period from webinar participants. We look forward to providing additional webinars on related efforts in the coming months.
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the Addiction Trajectory, CARA+, and the Federal Funding Strategy.
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the CARA+ Conference: Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, and the Study on State Efforts to Protect Patients from Opioid Crisis: National Safety Council Report.
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the Surgeon General's Opioid Initiative, CARA and Related Opioid Bills, and Federal Appropriations.
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the National Pain Strategy and the Administration’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic and the US House Legislative Strategy.
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the CDC Guidelines, CARA, and the FY 2017 Appropriations.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Office of Pain Policy (part of the National Institutes of Health) is soliciting public comment on the draft National Pain Strategy. View the Draft Document
This April 2015 FDA report is intended "to assist sponsors who wish to develop opioid drug products with potentially abuse-deterrent properties." It notes that "Prescription opioid products are an important component of modern pain management. However, abuse and misuse of these products have created a serious and growing public health problem. One potentially important step towards the [...]