title: AAPM exerts leadership in public policy: the AMA summit, the pain research database, and opioid safety.
authors.affiliation: President, American Academy of Pain Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Rollin M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association / Q000458:organization & administration; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011640:Public Policy; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid