“As a palliative care physician, I deal with opioids on a daily basis and I see the benefits. But there are also many downsides. There is a need to appropriately utilize medication and mitigate the negative effects of addition and misuse. POPI both from an innovation standpoint and the intersection of so many strengths that Brigham health has provides an enormous opportunity for great collaborative work.”

Mark Zhang DO, MMSc

“There are opportunities with this program to improve patient outcomes through collaboration, share resources, improve personalized practices in clinical settings and mentor next generation innovators and resources.”

Richard Urman, MD, MBA

“It is increasingly clear that pain management in today's era can be challenging, and that multi-disciplinary efforts across specialties are needed. The B-CORE program provides the unique opportunity for healthcare professionals across disciplines to collaborate on both direct patient care and innovative research projects. I hope to see POPI continue to provide forums for clinicians and researchers to meet and connect, and identify opportunities for support and funding of new pain- and opioid-related research.”

Lily Li, MD

“POPI is a great platform to collaborate on how to create diversity in innovation by equitably assessing pain in vulnerable communities and integrating public health into health care delivery.”

Esteban Gershanik, MD, MPH, M.SC.

“POPI has helped me to find collaborators in the pain area. And I hope to find more collaborators in addiction treatment to build a collaborator network.”

Joji Suzuki, MD

“Research in this area is critical to support evidence based care for bedside nurses as we work to improve patient outcomes.”

Christine Murphy PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP