Resources
For the Clinician
Pain Guidelines and Online Resource Centers
National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Releases Clinical Practice Guidelines.
http://www.nationalconsensusproject.org/
The guidelines, developed through consensus of five major United States palliative care organizations, describe core precepts and structures of clinical palliative care programs. The guidelines are available for download at http://www.nationalconsensusproject.org/ guidelines_download.asp
Current Issues in Pain Management for the Primary Care Clinician
http://www.tuftspainmanagement.org
Tufts University School of Medicine is sponsoring a complimentary CE program for physicians, nurses and
others. Three one hour interactive case-based modules have been designed to specifically assist primary
care practitioners in diagnosis and management of pain associated with common primary care presentations.
Module 1 - Acute Pain is currently available.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
http://www.guideline.gov/
The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC™) is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP). The NGC mission is to provide physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation and use.
- Structured abstracts (guideline summary) about the guideline and its development
- Links to full-text guidelines, where available, and/or ordering information for print copies
- An Annotated Bibliography database where users can search for citations for publications and resources about guidelines, including guideline development and methodology, structure, evaluation, and implementation
International Association for the Study of Pain Pain Definitions
http://www.iasp-pain.org/terms-p.html
Frequently used terms from: Classification of Chronic Pain, Merskey and Bogduk. Twenty-two terms are defined.
City of Hope Pain Resource Center
http://prc.coh.org/
The purpose of the COHPPRC is to serve as a clearinghouse to disseminate information and resources to assist others in improving the quality of pain management and end of life care. The COHPPRC, established in 1995, is a central source for collecting a variety of materials including pain assessment tools, patient education materials, quality assurance materials, end of life resources, research instruments and other resources.
National Pain Education Council
http://www.npecweb.org/
The National Pain Education Council (NPEC) aims to advance the clinical management of pain through education and communication, with the ultimate goals of relieving patients' suffering and improving their health and quality of life.
Under the leadership of co-chairs Russell K. Portenoy, MD, and Richard Payne, MD, a distinguished faculty of pain experts has developed a comprehensive CME curriculum, Appropriate Opioid Pharmacotherapy for Chronic Pain Management. Features include online CME, slide library, journal contents alert service, calendar of events, references, glossary, clinical toolbox, etc.
End of Life/Palliative Education Center
http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/
The purpose of EPERC is to assist physicians and other educators involved in all aspects of physician end of life (EOL) education through:
- Brief abstracts describing peer-reviewed instructional and evaluation materials
- A list of core resources for EOL educators and opportunities for training, extramural funding, and pending conferences
- Submission of your educational materials for peer review and potential inclusion on the site
Beth Israel Department of Pain and Palliative Care
http://www.stoppain.org/index.html
Resources for professionals include downloadable slide presentations, overviews of the most common chronic pain disorders, frequently asked questions, Resource Center for Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center, publications, glossary, bibliographies, teaching materials, research resources and more.
The Resource Center of the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives
http://trc.wisc.edu/
The Resource Center of the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives was established in 1993 and focuses on professional and patient education materials supporting the institutional improvement of pain management. Items are available in written, video, and CD ROM formats.
National Headache Foundation Educational Resources for Professionals
http://www.headaches.org/
professional/educationindex.html
Professional resources including monographs, CME opportunities, Migraine
treatment strategies, headache measurement tools, migraine prevention screening
tool, fellowship information, research grants, certification, lectures.
Emerging Solutions in Pain
http://www.emergingsolutionsinpain.com/opencms/esp/index.html
A diverse collection of practical tools, resources and programs,
reflecting the diversity of challenges and issues that pain management
clinicians face on a daily basis.