Our Mission
- To facilitate peer support and education for individuals with chronic pain and their families so that these individuals may live more fully in spite of their pain.
- To raise awareness among the health care community, policy makers, and the public at large about issues of living with chronic pain.
Please use our valuable resources:
The AgrAbility Project: Growing Well with Pain
Penney Cowan talks about chronic pain and pain management with farmers and ranchers.
Penney Cowan talks about chronic pain and pain management with farmers and ranchers.
In Case of Emergency - What to Expect & How to Prepare:
What you need to know if you have to go to the emergency department..
What you need to know if you have to go to the emergency department..
- Tip of the Week
- A community of support, education and understanding which offers information to empower the fibromyalgia community and to foster positive dialogue.
- More...
- Understanding Fibromyalgia
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We have launched an exciting new educational program called “Understanding Fibromyalgia.” The program will feature free educational presentations for people who live with chronic pain, including fibromyalgia. The educational events will take place in five cities and the first will occur this fall in Pittsburgh, PA.
Next Event Details:
Fort Worth, Texas
Saturday 12/5/09
11 am – 1 pm
Tarrant County Academy of Medicine Building
555 Hemphill (corner of Pennsylvania Avenue)
Fort Worth, TX 76104To make a reservation please call: 1-800-533-3231
- Recent News
- Pain Survey of Older Adults
- Disposal by Flushing of Certain Unused Medicines: What You Should Know
- Consumers' Guide: Practice Guidelines for Low Back Pain
- ACPA Consumer Guide to Pain Medication and Treatments
- Events Calendar
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November 2009 
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- 11/14/2009
- Understanding Fibromyalgia Portland, OR
- 11/21/2009
- World Congree of Gastroenterology WCOG 2009
- 11/29/2009
- Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly & Annual Meeting
- 11/30/2009
- American Dental Association Annual Meeting
See all events
Development of this new ACPA web site was
made possible through an unrestricted
educational grant from Purdue Pharma.
Purdue has no influence on the editorial content of the site. Ongoing funding also comes from memberships/donations from a range of individual contributors.
made possible through an unrestricted
educational grant from Purdue Pharma.
Purdue has no influence on the editorial content of the site. Ongoing funding also comes from memberships/donations from a range of individual contributors.
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