AAPM Annual Meeting - American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting

A study led by UC Irvine and Duke University, presented at the 2017 American Academy of Pain Medicine meeting in Orlando, examined the association between opioid therapy and melanoma progression in patients diagnosed with the disease.

At the American Academy of Pain Medicine’s 2017 Annual Meeting, survey results were presented that revealed the implications of naloxone use in real-world experiences with the recently approved intranasal naloxone formulation.

The meeting theme this year, Pain as a Public Health Issue, emphasizes the extent to which pain affects the US population, with more than 100 million Americans suffering from pain.