1/9/2025: Establishing a State-Wide Pain Registry in Maine
Thursday, January 9th 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Description:
One in 3 Mainers experience chronic pain, which poses a significant challenge in pain management at a population level. This webinar will raise awareness of this public health issue and introduce the newly established Maine pain registry, with the aims to promote more public health action to prevent chronic pain and help improve pain care for people living with chronic pain.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain why chronic pain is a public health problem in Maine.
- Describe the co-morbidities associated with chronic pain.
- Identify factors within social determinants of health (SDOH) that may affect the pain experience.
- Discuss major challenges for people in Maine to receive adequate pain care and potential interventions
