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Clinical Guidelines

Collections/Gateways for Practice Guidelines
AHRQ, Clinical Practice Guidelines Online [HTML]
National Guideline Clearinghouse [HTML]
UCSF, Department of Medicine Resources, Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines [HTML]

Collections/Gateways for Pain Management Guidelines
AAPM&R, Clinical Pathways Tables [HTML]
Cancer Pain Assessment and Treatment Curriculum Guidelines, 10 J. CLINICAL ONCOLOGY 1976 (1992). [HTML]

  • Summary: This article lists cancer pain guidelines developed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Ad Hoc Committee on Cancer Pain. The guidelines delineate pain assessment requirements as well as specific pharmacological approaches to treating pain.

Medscape, Pain Management [HTML]

Examples of Practice Guidelines Impacting Pain Management
AHCPR, Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Cancer Pain [HTML]
American Pain Society, TALARIA, The Hypermedia Assistant for Cancer Pain Management[HTML]
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management[HTML]
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Practice Guidelines for Cancer Pain Management [HTML]
Cancer Control Journal, Management of Bone Pain Secondary to Metastatic Disease [HTML]

 

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