Resources

For the Clinician

Pain Guidelines and Online Resource Centers

National Guideline Clearinghouse

http://www.guideline.gov/
The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC™) is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP). The NGC mission is to provide physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation and use.

Structured abstracts (guideline summary) about the guideline and its development
Links to full-text guidelines, where available, and/or ordering information for print copies
An Annotated Bibliography database where users can search for citations for publications and resources about guidelines, including guideline development and methodology, structure, evaluation, and implementation

International Association for the Study of Pain Pain Definitions

http://www.iasp-pain.org/terms-p.html
Frequently used terms from: Classification of Chronic Pain, Merskey and Bogduk. Twenty-two terms are defined.

City of Hope Pain Resource Center

http://prc.coh.org/
The purpose of the COHPPRC is to serve as a clearinghouse to disseminate information and resources to assist others in improving the quality of pain management and end of life care. The COHPPRC, established in 1995, is a central source for collecting a variety of materials including pain assessment tools, patient education materials, quality assurance materials, end of life resources, research instruments and other resources.

End of Life/Palliative Education Center

http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/
The purpose of EPERC is to assist physicians and other educators involved in all aspects of physician end of life (EOL) education through:

Brief abstracts describing peer-reviewed instructional and evaluation materials
A list of core resources for EOL educators and opportunities for training, extramural funding, and pending conferences
Submission of your educational materials for peer review and potential inclusion on the site

Beth Israel Department of Pain and Palliative Care

http://www.stoppain.org/index.html
Resources for professionals include downloadable slide presentations, overviews of the most common chronic pain disorders, frequently asked questions, Resource Center for Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center, publications, glossary, bibliographies, teaching materials, research resources and more.

The Resource Center of the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives

http://trc.wisc.edu/
The Resource Center of the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives was established in 1993 and focuses on professional and patient education materials supporting the institutional improvement of pain management. Items are available in written, video, and CD ROM formats.

National Headache Foundation Educational Resources for Professionals

http://www.headaches.org/
professional/educationindex.html
Professional resources including monographs, CME opportunities, Migraine treatment strategies, headache measurement tools, migraine prevention screening tool, fellowship information, research grants, certification, lectures.

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