Pain Resources
A VA Clinical Program of Excellence and designated as a
Clinical Center of Excellence by the American Pain Society
Tampa, Florida
Pain ResourcesA VA Clinical Program of Excellence and designated as a Clinical Center of Excellence by the American Pain Society
Tampa, Florida |
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For information and a copy of the PAIN OUTCOMES QUESTIONNAIRE- VA Version please complete our online POQ-VA request form by clicking the link on the left. NEW! -Link to ACTIGRAPHY use in Chronic Pain as a Measure of Activation -Recently Published Articles (public domain):
-New PDF presentations:
New POWERPOINT presentations:
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OTHER NATIONAL VHA DOCUMENTS:
RECENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
OTHER: COMPREHENSIVE PAIN ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE (IHI) is a template we are implementing for GUI/Clinical Reminders use at Tampa VA for conducting, documenting, and tracking pain assessment. VA Pain Outcome Measurement Resources, a PowerPoint presentation presented at the March, 2001 Pain and End-of-Life Leadership Conference in Alexandria, Virginia. Moving Towards Excellence in Chronic Pain Management Using CARF Standards, a PowerPoint presentation presented at the March, 2001 Pain and End-of-Life Leadership Conference in Alexandria, Virginia. .PDF files: General Pain Resources: A research presentation presented during the 2001 meetings of the American Pain Society examining the effects of OPIOID CESSATION during pain treatment. A research presentation presented during the 2001 meetings of the American Pain Society examining PREDICTORS OF OPIOID USE FOLLOWING TREATMENT. The CHRONIC PAIN PRIMER is a summary of some of the most important points about chronic pain, and includes some links for additional information. Our current HOSPITAL PAIN POLICY outlines the procedures used at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital with respect to pain treatment, and includes an attachment of guidelines for pain treatment. Our CHRONIC PAIN REHABILITATION PROGRAM HOSPITAL POLICY summarizes our interdisciplinary approach. Our CHRONIC PAIN CLINICAL PATHWAY is an outline of the revised pain clinical path we have used for over 8 years. Our CHRONIC PAIN NARCOTICS POLICY describes our local narcotic analgesic approach and includes a sample patient contract. Our CHRONIC PAIN REHABILITATION PROGRAM MANUAL which describes aspects of our inpatient program. PowerPoint Slides (.ppt): ALGORITHM FOR CHRONIC PAIN is a flow chart describing the process we use to assess chronic pain problems at this facility. CARF STANDARDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE PAIN PROGRAMS is a discussion of the process and key issues involved in CARF accreditation. CHRONIC PAIN OUTCOME MEASURES is a slide show briefly demonstrating some of our treatment results and our preliminary use of the National Pain Data Bank to track pain outcomes. CHRONIC PAIN VS CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROMES is a slide show discussing the importance of identifying chronic pain syndromes in order to facilitate treatment. DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING PAIN TREATMENT PROGRAMS presents a summary of the different types of pain treatment programs as well as suggestions for developing and maintaining such programs. PRACTICAL UTILITY OF OUTCOME MEASUREMENT is a slide show exploring approaches to pain outcome measurement in healthcare systems.
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