The University of California's first web-based postgraduate certificate program will launch on Monday, Sept. 12. Chaired by Pamela Pierce Palmer, MD, PhD, the UCSF Postgraduate Certificate in Pain ...

Adults self-report their pain on a one to 10 numerical score, while children can point to an equivalent face scale - from a green smiling face to a red crying face - to indicate their pain. Newborns, ...

Learn how veterans in Utah are finding hope in the face of opioid addiction. When a Utah veteran unexpectedly found himself in the throes of addiction, he didn't know where to turn for help. Faced ...

Integrating evidence-based practices that include patient preference; patient, family, and staff satisfaction; pain control; patient safety; and cost into our care plans supports improved outcomes for ...

Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide and is a leading cause of disability and healthcare use. A new study led by Flinders University has shown that timely, affordable, integrated and ...

A new study has shown that for people with chronic pain taking opioids over the long term, incorporating an internet-based self-management program into treatment may help reduce both pain and opioid ...

Pain management can be a successful specialty for ASCs looking to add or enhance this line of revenue to their centers. According to the VMG Health’s 2009 Intellimarker, around 17 percent of surgery ...

1. Create an integrated pain practice. Scott Anderson, COO, Prairie Spine and Pain Institute in Peoria, Ill., says primary care physicians, who amount to a large number of referrals to a pain practice ...