Engaging Community Partners to Determine Needs and Preferences of People with Pain

Ross J. Bindler, PharmD
Mason Burley, PhD
Greg Dailey, BS
Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD,
Holly Watson, MS, MA, ANP-BC
Marian Wilson, PhD, MPH, RN, PMGT-BC

Millions of Americans suffer with poorly managed pain.1 Opioids, once a mainstay of treatment and prescribed in large numbers, have contributed to the current overdose epidemic facing the United States.

Sustainable solutions require creative problem solving, enhanced access, and community-based public-private partnerships.