mission statement
The World Academy of Pain Medicine United (WAPMU) is dedicated to promoting multidisciplinary collaboration to advance evidence-based approaches in interventional techniques related to acute and chronic pain conditions through education, research, innovation, and advocacy. This mission statement reflects WAPMU's commitment to: Multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based approaches, interventional techniques for acute and chronic pain, education, research, innovation, and advocacy.
WAPMU achieves these goals through various activities, including:
Organizing annual meetings and workshops1
Providing practical CME-accredited courses3
Conducting research and promoting innovation in pain management techniques1
Fostering collaboration among healthcare professionals from different disciplines2
Advocating for advancements in pain medicine and patient care1
By focusing on these areas, WAPMU aims to improve the quality of pain management and patient outcomes in the field of interventional pain medicine.
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statement on peripheral nerve stimulation
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) is considered medically necessary in the treatment of chronic pain when the patient continues to experience moderate to severe pain after failing two prior conservative treatments and when:
Pain requires opioid use beyond 30 days, or;
Pain has not resolved within the normal time course of healing, as discerned by the physician or;
Pain continues or is expected to continue for longer than 3 months from its initial onset.
Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.
— Hippocrates
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