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What better way to honor Pain Awareness Month than taking action at the federal level? Here are a few opportunities to...
Continuing to represent the patient voice–virtually
While most in-person conferences and meetings have been canceled or postponed as a result of the pandemic, U.S. Pain...
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#LetsTalkAboutPain creates much-needed conversation
Thanks to its dedicated volunteers, U.S. Pain Foundation’s 2019 Pain Awareness Month campaign, #LetsTalkAboutPain, was...
This Wednesday: learn how you can fight for legislative change
The final online event in our Pain Awareness Month series will explore the ways in which patient advocacy--at both the...
Don’t be silent: Speak up about pain this September
Too often, due to broad misconceptions and a lack of understanding about pain, pain warriors are afraid or ashamed to...
Voices from the Hill
By Jorie Logan-Morris and Jeannette Rotondi Every year in February, advocates for migraine and headache disease come...
Director of State Advocacy speaks on panel about opioids at BIO summit
U.S. Pain’s Director of State Advocacy and Alliance Development Shaina Smith was among the speakers at the...
Advocacy Network launches online training series
Volunteers who have signed up to join the Advocacy Network joined an invitation-only training webinar to learn about...
Cannabis continues to grow backing among lawmakers
Policymakers across both aisles have had mixed viewpoints when it comes to cultivating cannabis, not in the literal...
Unite with pain warriors this September
Now, more than ever, it is important for people with pain need to support each other, uniting to bring awareness and...