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site offers numerous informative links and educational pages related to the
types of pain and their treatment. The site also offers surveys and a monthly
column entitled, “Living with Your Pain.”
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This
association is dedicated to the development of education, awareness and peer
support for those dealing with chronic pain. The ACPA has 400 chapters around
the world and offers numerous resources, such as a quarterly newsletter, a family
manual, workbooks, and a penpal network to help patients and their family members
deal with the effects of chronic pain.
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Offers
links to sites dealing with everything from opioid pain management to chronic
pain scales to professional organizations and advocacy groups.
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This
site offers one of the most comprehensive collection of resources available
to those dealing with chronic pain, including chat rooms, information about
doctors and an exhaustive set of
links.
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The
purpose of the COHPPRC is “to serve as a clearinghouse to disseminate information
and resources that will enable other individuals and institutions to improve
the quality of pain management.” The site provides publications and materials
for professionals and patients alike in areas including pain and the family,
pediatrics and pain and the elderly.
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This
is the home page of C. Richard Chapman, Ph.D., in the department of anesthesiology
at the University of Washington. He has intended his site to be used as a resource
for those who wish to study pain and its management. The site offers introductory
materials such as definitions and the history of pain management, as well as
links to resources for pain patients on the web.
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Since
July, 1995, the program has sought to move end-of-life care from acute care
settings to the home and hospice organizations. This site offers information
about the program itself, educational opportunities, and clinical information.
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This
site strives to be a central location for physicians who work with patients
dealing with pain. “The purpose of EPERC is to assist physician educators
and others in locating high-quality, peer-reviewed training materials.”
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Offers
information and links for patients dealing with these three conditions, as well
as an index and recent news articles dealing with policy and advocacy movements
and events.
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Growth
House is an organization dedicated to helping those dealing with end-of-life
issues and life-threatening conditions. The palliative care page offers information
on books, professional forums, and information on hospice care.
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This
is an online, bi-monthly international journal dealing with current practices
in end-of-life care.
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Home to the multidisciplinary professional organization dedicated to research,
educating the public, and improving the diagnosis and treatment of pain.
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The
mission of this association is to “increase the availability and access
to high quality hospice and palliative care for patients and families throughout
the world.” The site offers professional forums, publications, world reports
and a manual of palliative care.
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Offers
access to health information through access to Medline/Pubmed, library services
and research programs.
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This
council is an “umbrella and representative body for hospice and palliative
care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.” The site provides educational
and informational material about palliative care and a Hospice Information Service
Directory in the UK and Ireland.
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This
is a web site for the Advanced Pain Diagnostic and Treatment Consultants (APDTC),
an association of independent pain treatment physicians. The site provides access
to services for doctors, a directory of doctors and locations and directions
to pain clinics, in addition to links and educational materials.
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Website
which serves to educate providers about pain medications and to kill the myth
that pain is something that patients simply must learn to live with.
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This
site serves to collect resources for attorneys and other advocates who deal
with the legal issues surrounding cases which include terminal illness, withdrawal
of treatment at the end of life and patients who have been forced to deal with
poor pain management due to the actions of HMO’s or physicians.
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The
pioneering Pain Management research and education institute maintains a list
of links to more important pain management resources.
Searchable
database of over 20,000 references related to Cancer Pain and Palliative Care.
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This
site offers links to professional organizations, educational and informative
pages, as well as sites of pain management providers and consultants.
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This
site is a resource for health care professionals. Talaria addresses the management
of Cancer pain and provides clinical education through the use of the Clinical
Practice Guideline on the Management of Cancer Pain, a publication of the Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research and the use of interactive tools such as
dosage calculators.
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The
Centre is dedicated to research, education, and the encouragement of the clinical
study of pain and its management. The site offers a list of
links to sites specifically within Canada as well as links to journals and
societies.
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Provides
numerous educational resources for consumers and professionals dealing with
pain and its management, including pain news, library, e-letters, surveys, online
slide lectures, and an online journal, just to name a few.
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