January / February 2023

Apr 15

NPAC began work on a bill in Colorado to protect people with pain who require controlled medications.
NPAC met with the U.S. Department of Justice on concerns regarding the use of algorithms in pain management.
NPAC met with the Washington Department of Health to advise against its adoption of Bamboo’s NarxCare scoring.
NPAC’s Executive Director helped develop the first Consensus Guidelines on Perioperative Cannabis and Cannabinoids, published in January.
NPAC advisor Dr. Hance Clarke gave an hour-long interview on the CBC/Canadian public broadcaster on failures in chronic pain treatment in Canada.
NPAC’s Executive Director keynoted a conference on pain management at UCSF.

March 2023