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Spotlight on Pain Management

The AIM-Back Embedded Pragmatic Trial: A Protocol Overview and Care Pathway Development


by Steven George, PhD ; Susan Nicki Hastings, MD, MHS
Seminar date: 5/5/2020

Description: Low back pain (LBP) is among the most prevalent and disabling conditions experienced by Veterans. This cyberseminar will review recent clinical practice guidelines emphasizing the importance of non-pharmacological management of LBP and introduce the study Improving Veteran Access to Integrated Management of Back Pain (AIM-Back): A Pragmatic, Cluster Randomized Trial. Presenters will discuss the role of stakeholder engagement in the design of two care pathways that will be tested in AIM-Back and provide information on how VA clinics can participate in the project.



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