Despite advances in medical care, Americans still often suffer from unnecessary pain, discomfort and lack of caring at the end of life. Improved provider education and increased public awareness can lead to better end-of-life care.
Palliative Care
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National Cancer Pain Initiative Resource Center Supports State-Level Initiatives as They Implement Pain Management Practices
January 28, 2009 | Program Result
Faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health established the Resource Center, to support the growth and development of State Pain Initiatives.
"American Journal of Nursing" Publishes Series of Articles on Palliative Care
September 1, 2005 | Program Result
The American Journal of Nursing, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, produced a bimonthly series on palliative nursing, beginning in May 2002 and ending with the November 2004 issue.
Exploratory Study Looks at Hospital Data on Costs and Financing of Palliative Care Programs
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
From 2000 to 2002, Laguna Research Associates, San Francisco, conducted a feasibility study to determine whether hospitals had sufficient data on their palliative care programs to warrant a full study of the costs and financing of hospital-based palliative care.
Palliative Care Training Program Gains Wide Acceptance
June 1, 2004 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2000, staff from the American Medical Association (AMA), Chicago, developed and disseminated Education on Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC), a comprehensive training program to educate physicians on the clinical competencies required to provide quality, compassionate care to the dying patient.
Two Struggling Academic Palliative Care Centers Get Management Advice to Help Stabilize
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
From November 2002 through January 2003, consultants worked with two academic palliative care centers that were struggling financially and helped the physician leaders establish business plans and stabilize the centers.
Taking Steps to Make Palliative Medicine a Subspecialty
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
Between 2001 and 2003, the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Silver Spring, Md., implemented an accreditation process for fellowship training programs in palliative medicine.
Young Doctors Learn to Care for Dying Patients
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
The New York Academy of Medicine integrated palliative care into the core curriculum of New York State's medical schools. The project developed in early 1999 in response to several state initiatives calling for improvement in end-of-life care and palliative care education.
Study Finds More Use, Less Abuse, of Opioids for Pain Relief
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
To bring state regulatory policies more in line with medically appropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics for pain management, the Pain & Policy Studies Group conducted surveys and held meetings with health care professionals.
A Textbook Case of Nurses' Deficiency in Pain Management, End-of-Life Care
May 1, 2002 | Program Result
The City of Hope National Medical Center led an effort to improve nursing education in pain and end-of-life care.
State Policies Designed to Curb Misuse of Controlled Substances Restrict Legit Pain Treatment: Reform Needed
May 9, 2008 | Program Result
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School conducted an assessment of state laws, regulations and guidelines for treating pain with controlled substances and disseminated their findings.