Monthly Updates
April 2019 – Hope for Healing
Neuroversion’s Dr. Luke Liu and our very own Dr. McAnally were recently honored to participate in the Hope Community Resources’ TBI Treatments and Behavioral Health Conferenceat the end of March. Thismultidisciplinary conference was convened to help both providers and affected individuals learn about different assessment and treatment methods that may support people who have experienced…
Read MoreMarch 2019 – Home, Sweet Home!
Not much of a post this month – we’ve been too busy moving back in! We are so grateful for the opportunity to return to our office, and want to thank Carr Properties and FineLine General Contractors for the excellent work performed in restoring (and improving) our facilities after the big earthquake in November. We’re…
Read MoreFebruary 2019 – Not all opioids are created equal…
This month we’re highlighting research published by Daniel Remillard (former NAPM medical assistant and current medical student at the University of Washington) and Dr. McAnally and published in the journal Current Pain and Headache Reports. The graph above shows survey data from nearly 90 patients with a formal diagnosis of opioid use disorder; 40% were…
Read MoreJanuary 2019 – A Call for Rational, Safe and Compassionate Opioid Policy.
Primary care and surgery both frequently refer patients to Northern Anesthesia & Pain Medicine for chronic pain management and in particular for help weaning off of chronic opioid therapy. Our reputation in the community is one of holistic/integrative, preventive-focused, biopsychosocial care, with data to back up our methodology (see linked post.) What we do…
Read MoreAUG 2018 – Statewide Opioid Action Plan Summit Preliminary Report : Safer Alaska – Building Resilient Communities
This month the State of Alaska held its Opioid Action Plan Summit per executive directive of Governor Walker, and Dr. McAnallywas honored to be among over 60 contributors to the endeavor. A truly fine group of individuals committed to improving the health and safety of Alaska met for two days following weeks of meetings in…
Read MoreJUL 2018 – UAA Course on Answers to the Opioid Epidemic
This semester UAA will be offering a special upper-level college course on the opioid epidemic, based on Dr. McAnally’s textbook (see here). Embedded within the course is an 8-part postgraduate-level track offering AMA Category I CME hours as well as CEU credits for other professions. Dr. McAnally along with friends and colleagues Dr. Jay Butler,…
Read MoreJUNE 2018 – GRADUATION…
Probably like many of you sending kids off to college, it’s with a mixture of sadness, gratitude and excitement that we bid goodbye to two of our dear NAPM family this month. These two individuals have contributed immensely to our Team and mission here, and will be sorely missed by us and no doubt by…
Read MoreMAY 2018 – Thank you, UAA!
…for letting us use Eagle River campus classroom space to hold our Wednesday morning Foundation classes. As many of you know, we started offering Dr. Eric Goodman and Peter Park’s Foundation beginner-level class to our patients free of charge a couple years ago on Wednesday mornings (not open to the general public, as our providers…
Read MoreOctober 2017 – Dr. McAnally’s New Book on Opioid Dependence
We are excited to announce the publication of Dr. McAnally’s new textbook on reducing opioid dependence. The book presents what is currently the most in-depth pharmacologic review of these powerful and dangerous medications, and a comprehensive overview of current evidence and guidance for their judicious prescription within a balanced approach to pain management. The material…
Read MoreAugust 2017 – Meditations on Transition
Nothing describes August better than transition. The kids are back in school, the fish are done running (except for you lucky folks in Whittier), and… winter is on its way. Cycles are built into our universe from the celestial to the subatomic, and change is an inevitable fact of our existence. Two things about the…
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