Notice of a publication related to RFA-AG-12-006, Leveraging Existing Data or Longitudinal Studies to Evaluate Safety and Effectiveness of Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain in Older Adults (R03)"


Notice Number: NOT-AG-11-008

Key Dates

Release Date: August 19, 2011

Issued by

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to announce a publication related to a recent NIA funding opportunity, RFA-AG-12-006, Leveraging Existing Data or Longitudinal Studies to Evaluate Safety and Effectiveness of Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain in Older Adults (R03)

RFA-AG-12-006 followed a 2010 NIH conference aimed at identifying knowledge gaps and research opportunities on pharmacological management of chronic pain in older adults. The proceedings from this conference were in press at the time that this FOA was released. Since then, the proceedings have been published on-line and are available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01211.x/full.

The publication is cited as Reid MC et al. "Improving the Pharmacologic Management of Pain in Older Adults: Identifying the Research Gaps and Methods to Address Them." It is slated to appear in the September, 2011, issue of Pain Medicine.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Basil A. Eldadah, MD, PhD
National Institute on Aging
Telephone: 301-496-6761
Email: eldadahb@nia.nih.gov

Or

Wen G. Chen, PhD
National Institute on Aging
Telephone: 301-496-9350
Email: chenw@nia.nih.gov