News and Announcements
Improving Quality of Acute and Cancer Pain Management
The APS Quality of Care Task Force has published updated recommendations for improving the quality of acute and cancer pain management, "American Pain Society Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Acute and Cancer Pain Management," Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol 165 July 25, 2005. The recommendations are a revision and expansion of the 1995 Quality Improvement Guidelines. They were developed from a systematic review of the literature on QI in pain management, as well as expert consensus.
Members of the Task Force were:
Debra B. Gordon, RN MS
June L. Dahl, PhD
Christine Miaskowski, RN PhD
Bill McCarberg, MD
Knox Todd, MD MPH
Judith A. Paice, RN PhD
Arthur G. Lipman, PharmD
Marilyn Bookbinder, RN PhD
Steve Sanders, PhD
Dennis C. Turk, PhD
Daniel Carr, MD
Copies of the 2005 QI recommendations are available by mail at no charge from the APS national office, at info@ampainsoc.org or by phone at 1-874-375-4715.