Pain Management/Palliative Care
- DIR Index
- Basic and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Clinical Specialties
- Athletes' Precautions and Banned Drugs
- Bioterrorism and Disaster Planning
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- CNS Disorders
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrine Disorders
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatric Patients
- Gynecology
- Health Technology Assessment
- Hepatic Disease and Hepatotoxicity
- Laboratory Medicine
- LGBTQ+ Resources
- Infectious Disease
- Natural Medicines
- Neonatology
- Nutrition
- Obesity
- Oncology
- Pain Management/Palliative Care
- Pediatric Patients
- Psychopharmacology
- Pregnant or Lactating Patients
- Renal Disease: Drug Dosing and Drug-Induced Nephrotoxicity
- Reproductive Health
- Respirology
- Substance Use/Substance Related Disorders
- Drug-Related Resources
- Evidence Based Resources
- Health Administration and Systems
- Pharmacy Learning and Teaching
- Pharmacy Practice
Pain Management
Websites
Websites for Health Professionals
- Mayday Pain Project
- Model Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain (Federation of State Medical Boards)
- Oxford Pain Internet Site
- Pain & the Law
- Pain.com
- Partners Against Pain (Purdue Pharma)
- Pharmacologic Management of Pain (Medscape, registration required)
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Pain Management
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- American Cancer Society
- American Chiropractic Association
- American Chronic Pain Association
- American Pain Foundation
- American Pain Society
- Beth Israel Medical Center (Pain)
- Canadian Pain Society
- International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Pain Foundation
- NIH Pain Consortium
- North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada (NACPAC)
- The British Pain Society
Clinical Practice Guidelines
General
- Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (National Opioid Use Guideline Group, 2010)
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Chronic Pain Management; American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Practice guidelines for chronic pain management: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Chronic Pain Management and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Anesthesiology. 2010 Apr;112(4):810-33.
- Trescot AM, Helm S, Hansen H, et al. Opioids in the management of chronic non-cancer pain: an update of American Society of the Interventional Pain Physicians' (ASIPP) Guidelines. Pain Physician. 2008 Mar;11(2 Suppl):S5-S62.
- Swarm R, Anghelescu DL, Benedetti C, et al. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Adult cancer pain. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2007 Sep;5(8):726-51.
- Dworkin RH, O'Connor AB, Backonja M, et al. Pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain: evidence-based recommendations. Pain. 2007 Dec 5;132(3):237-51.
- Chou R, Huffman LH; American Pain Society; American College of Physicians. Nonpharmacologic therapies for acute and chronic low back pain: a review of the evidence for an American Pain Society/American College of Physicians clinical practice guideline.Ann Intern Med. 2007 Oct 2;147(&):492-504. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med. 2008 Feb 5;148(3):247-8.
- Chou R, Qaseem A, Snow V, et al. Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians; American College of Physicians; American Pain Society Low Back Pain Guidelines Panel. Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: a joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society. Ann Intern Med. 2007; 147:478-491. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med. 2008 Feb 5;148(3):247-8.
Resources
Journals and Newsletters
Print and Electronic Resources
*Recommended texts & electronic resources are linked to publishers' or book sellers' websites for further ordering information
- Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management (Bruera & Portenoy, 2nd ed. 2009) - $
- Chronic Pain: A Primary Guide to Practical Management (Marcus, 2nd ed. 2009) - $
- Clinical Pain Management: Acute Pain/Practical Applications and Procedures (Rowbotham et al. 2nd ed. 2008) - $
- Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide for Effective Dosing (McPherson/ASHP, 2009) - $
- Fibromyalgia and Other Central Pain Syndromes (Wallace & Clauw, 2005) - $
- Kelley and Firestein’s Textbook of Rheumatology (Firestein, Budd, Gabriel, McInnes, O’Dell, 10th ed., 2017)
- Pain in Infants, Children and Adolescents (Schechter et al. 2nd ed. 2002) - $
- Pain Management for Older Adults: A Self Help Guide(Hadjistavropoulos, 2008) - $
- Pain Management Patient Education Resource Manual (Karapas, 2nd ed. 2001) - $
- Pediatric Pain: Biological and Social Context (McGrath & Finley, 2003) - $
- Pediatric Pain Management for Primary Care (Tobias & Deshpande, 2nd ed. 2005) - $
- Principles and Practice of Pain Medicine (Warfield & Bajwa, 3rd ed. 2015) - $
- Understanding and Treating the Fear of Pain (Asmundson et al. 2004) - $
- Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain (McMahon & Koltzenburg, 6th ed. 2013) - $
Palliative Care/Hospice Information
Websites
Websites for Health Professionals
- Edmonton Regional Palliative Care Program
- End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC)
- Help the Hospices
- Ian Anderson Continuing Education Program in End of-Life Care(University of Toronto)
- Palliative Care (Medscape, registration required)
- National Council for Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Matters
- Palliative.info (Palliative Care Links and Resource Material)
- PalliativeDrugs.com
- Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
Clinical Practice Guidelines
General
- Qaseem A, Snow V, Shekelle P, et al. Evidence-based interventions to improve the palliative care of pain, dyspnea, and depression at the end of life: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jan 15;148(2):141-6.
- Lanken PN, Terry PB, Delisser HM, et al. An official American Thoracic Society clinical policy statement: palliative care for patients with respiratory diseases and critical illnesses. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr 15;177(8):912-27.
- Kvale PA, Selecky PA, Prakash UB. Palliative care in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition). Chest. 2007 Sep;132(3 Suppl):368S-403S.
- Griffin JP, Koch KA, Nelson JE, Colley ME. Palliative care consultation, quality-of-life measurements, and bereavement for end-of-life care in patients with lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition). Chest. 2007 Sep;132(3 Suppl):404S-422S.
- Levy MH, Back A, Bazargan S, et al. Palliative care. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2006 Sep;4(8):776-818.
Resources
Journals and Newsletters
Print and Electronic Resources
*Recommended texts & electronic resources are linked to publishers' or book sellers' websites for further ordering information
- Care Beyond Cure: Management of Pain and Other Symptoms (CSHP, 4th ed. 2008) - $
- Hospice & Palliative Care: Concepts & Practice (Sheehan & Forman, 2nd ed. 2003) - $
- Introducing Palliative Care (Twycross, 4th ed. 2002) - $
- Improving Palliative Care for Cancer (Foley & Gelband/Institute of Medicine, 2001)
- Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care (Watson et al. 2nd ed. 2009) - $
- Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care (Hanks et al. 4th ed. 2009) - $
- Palliative Care Formulary (Twycross & Wilcock, 4th ed. 2011) - $
- Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology(Berger et al. 4th ed. 2013) - $
- The APhA Complete Review for Pharmacy (Feeney, 11th ed. 2015) - $
- see Chapter 26: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Gout, and Lupus
- see Chapter 27: Pain Management and Migraines
Published: 01 Jun 2015
Revised: 13 Oct 2015