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Wednesday, July 23, 2008  Home : Professionals : Pain Report An Update on Issues, Research and Treatment Trends Published by the Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation and supported by and educational grant from Purdue Pharma, L.P. Pain Report, Volume 1, Number 1 Editorial Board: Neil M. Ellison, MD, Lynn McPherson, PharmD, Lora McGuire, RN, MS Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Tied to New Standards of Pain Management Individualized Treatment Optimizes Opioids for Cancer Patients Management of Nonmalignant Pain in the Nursing Home Setting: An Update Opioids for Managing Patients with Chronic Pain: Community Pharmacist's Perspectives and Concerns Pain Report, Volume 1, Number 2 Editorial Board: Neil M. Ellison, MD, Lynn McPherson, PharmD, Lora McGuire, RN, MS The Ongoing Challenges of Cancer Pain Control Communicating with Patients for Better Pain Management Evidence-Based Strategies Improve Pain Management Outcomes Hospice Pain Management - The Role of the Interdisciplinary Hospice Team The Pharmacist's Role in Cancer Pain Management Pain Report, Volume 1, Number 3 Editorial Board: Neil M. Ellison, MD, Rebecca Finley, PharmD, Judy Paice, PhD, RN Pain is Under-treated in Minority Patients Prudent Opioids Prescribing: Clinical and Legal Issues Multidisciplinary Pain Centers Integrate the Activities of Healthcare Professionals Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Back Pain Promoting Pain Relief and Preventing Abuse of Pain Medications: A Critical Balancing Act - A joint statement from 21 health organizations and the Drug Enforcement Administration Pain Report, Volume 1, Number 4 Editorial Board: Neil M. Ellison, MD, Rebecca Finley, PharmD, Judy Paice, PhD, RN Guidelines for Comprehensive Assessment of Cancer Pain The Impact of Palliative Care on Quality of Life (QOL) Achieving Pain Relief in Osteoarthritis Management of Pain in Patients with HIV/AIDS Pain Report, Volume 1, Number 5 (Accredited for Physicians and RNs) Editorial Board: Veeraindar Goli, MD, Rebecca Finley, PharmD The Evidence-Based Approach to Pain Management - Acute Pain, Chronic Pain Evidence-Based Treatment of Cancer Pain Evidence-Based Clinical Management of Low Back Pain Evidence-Based Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Pain Report, Volume 1, Number 6 (Accredited for Physicians and RNs) Editorial Board: Veeraindar Goli, MD, Rebecca Finley, PharmD Report on the American Geriatrics Society 2002 guidelines "Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons" Disparities in Pain Management Alternative (Non-Pharmacologic) Approaches to Pain Management Current Legal and Ethical Issues in Pain Management Pain Report, Volume 1, Number 7 (Accredited for Physicians and RNs) Editorial Board: Dr. Veeraindar Goli, MD, FAAPM/Rebecca S. Finley, PharmD, MS, FASHP Selection and Use of Long-acting Opioids Guidelines and Consensus Statements on the Use of Long-acting Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain The Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Treatment of Pain Pain Report #8: Focus on Back Pain Describe the general principles of back pain management. Discuss multidisciplinary approaches to back pain management including patient education, medication, physical medicine and psychological counseling. Review consensus statements, guidelines and policies on the treatment of back pain. Pain Report #9: Update on the Pharmacologic Management of Cancer Pain Describe the problems associated with the management of cancer pain Discuss the pharmacologic treatment options for persistent pain associated with cancer. Discuss the pharmacologic treatment options for breakthrough cancer pain. Identify the problems associated with opioid therapy and discuss ways to overcome these problems. Pain Report #10 - Rational versus Irrational Polypharmacy in Chronic Pain (Accredited for Physicians, Pharmacists and RNs) Editorial Board: Dr. Veeraindar Goli, MD Pain Assessments Pain Mechanisms Pharmacologic Options for the Treatment of Chronic Pain Rational Versus Irrational Polypharmacy Causes of Irrational Polypharmacy