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Politics, Policy & Research
There's so much going on in the world of research, and the results are often mired in politics and policy. Sometimes we like to dive into the conversation. Join us!
Social media, clinical trials, and the convergence of community: I'm speaking about it!
In a few weeks, I'll have the pleasure of speaking at the 3rd Patient Engagement Summit, where the focus will be on using digital tools to get patients interested in participating in trials and research. Care to chime in and offer comments about your experience with online research recruitment?
Posted: 3/1/2012 in Politics, Policy & Research
The Affordable Care Act: Hope for Women in Pain - guest post by Jennifer Jaff
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides hope for chronic pain sufferers that should, according to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, be “applauded.” Jennifer Jaff of Advocacy for Patients, Inc. talks about how the law helps women in pain.
Posted: 10/24/2011 in Politics, Policy & Research
That woman? That's me. Not some hypothetical. - Guest post from Tina Beychok
That woman? That's me. Not some hypothetical. Tina Beychok takes on Ron Paul, Wolf Blitzer, and the rest of the folks who want to keep ChronicBabes from being insured.
Posted: 10/21/2011 in Politics, Policy & Research | Also posted in: Venting
Finally, pain gets its day in the sun. My heart still aches. I beg you to read this.
Chronic pain impacts 116 million Americans, costing us somewhere in the neighborhood of $600 billion a year. That's more people than those who have cancer, diabetes and heart disease combined, according to the New York Times.
This news comes to us from a new report released by the National Academy of Sciences, Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research. (You can download and read it for free by creating a login.) I hope everyone reading this—and anyone who knows someone in pain—will at least read the executive summary, because this is some incredibly serious and incredibly validating news.
Posted: 7/18/2011 in Politics, Policy & Research | Also posted in: Venting
