July/August 2024
NPAC responded to the NIH HEAL Initiative’s Request for Information (RFI) on how the Initiative can better address the unmet needs of people with pain.
In August, NPAC became one of 48 organizations officially endorsing The Long COVID Research Moonshot Act of 2024, which provides $1 billion in mandatory funding per year for 10 years to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support long COVID research, the pursuit of treatments, and the expansion of care. NPAC also supported the House version of the bill.
NPAC responded to an NIH ENGAGE Request for Information (RFI) on how to to increase public engagement in clinical research and to promote accountability, transparency, and responsiveness to community needs.
NPAC’s Executive Director organized, moderated, and presented two symposiums at the 50th World Congress on Pain in Amsterdam: Getting Pain on the Policy Agenda: Perspectives from Canada, the U.S., Thailand, and the World Health Organization and Patient Partner Inclusion: The Present and Future of Pain Research.