by PAINS Project | Mar 27, 2017 | Policy Briefs, Tools |
For two decades, much has been made of Pain as the 5th Vital Sign, a policy strategy to improve pain care initiated in the mid-1990s. “Calor, dolor, rubor and tumor,” i.e., heat, pain, redness and swelling, however, have been recognized as classical signs of a serious...
by PAINS Project | Jun 28, 2016 | News, Research, Research Articles |
Abstract: Chronic pain (CP) seriously affects the patient’s daily activities and quality of life, but few studies on CP have considered its effects on the patient’s social and family environment. In this work, through a review of the literature, we assessed several...
by PAINS Project | Mar 10, 2016 | News, News & Updates, Research, Research Articles |
Amy CS Pearson, Jason S Eldrige, Susan M Moeschler, W Michael Hooten Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Introduction: Although the majority of opioids in the US are prescribed by nonpain specialists, these providers often report inadequate...
by PAINS Project | Dec 11, 2015 | Policy Briefs, Tools |
Pain Assessments When the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published its landmark report in 2011, Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education and Research, one of its high priority recommendations was: Recommendation 3-6. Provide...
by PAINS Project | Jul 22, 2015 | Policy Briefs, Tools |
In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education and Research. The report called for a “cultural transformation in the way pain is perceived, judged and treated” and determined that...
by PAINS Project | Sep 23, 2014 | Policy Briefs, Tools |
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