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Patient Education Handouts in English and Spanish!
Browse through our latest patient-education handouts spanning topics such as persistent pain in the elderly, safe treatment with opioids, caregiver tips, and more! Some handouts are available in Spanish!
Chronic Opioid Therapy Webcast
This case-based CME activity reviews the use of chronic opioid therapy for the treatment of pain. Patient assessment; use of titration, rotation, and/or conversion strategies; and guidance for the use of appropriate documentation to support opioid prescribing are some of the topics covered in this comprehensive webcast from Educational Council Program Chairman Perry G. Fine, MD.
Webcast on Persistent Pain and the Older Patient
A case-based approach to examine key challenges related to the management and treatment of persistent pain in older patients.
Latest Issue of Pain Management Today®
In this issue: a review of recent literature focusing on pain in older adults. Also featured: a case study exploring the treatment of persistent pain in an older patient with dementia.
OnsiteInsight® Newsletter from APS 2009!
OnsiteInsight® highlights clinical-trial results and scientific sessions from major medical meetings and conferences across the country. In this issue, we focus on issues in the management of persistent pain from the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society (APS). Also featured: expert commentary from Penny Tenzer, MD!

Slides of the Month
 

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  slide Outcomes for Subjects with Chronic LBP: Cumulative Probability of Being Pain-Free
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  slide Outcomes for Subjects with Chronic LBP: Cumulative Probability of Complete Recovery
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  slide Association Between Radiographic Knee OA and Pain: Design
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In the News
A Child's Ability To Learn Can Be Adversely Affected By Repeated Anesthesia
Mar 09, 2010 -- There is a link between repeated anaesthesia in children and memory impairment, though physical activity can help to form new cells that improve memory, reveals new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The study has been published in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism...
Abused Children More Likely To Suffer Unexplained Abdominal Pain, Nausea Or Vomiting
Mar 09, 2010 -- Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than children who have not been abused, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers concludes...
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