The IOM report, “Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Treatment and Research,” which was submitted to Congress, declared that many pain symptoms are preventable or could be better managed.
The society expressed the hope that the IOM report would spawn more pain management training for the medical, dental, nursing and other health professions.
Read the American Pain Society release on pain management.
Read the IOM report on pain management.
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