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.
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Study Finds More Use, Less Abuse, of Opioids for Pain Relief
June 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
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.
State Policies Designed to Curb Misuse of Controlled Substances Restrict Legit Pain Treatment: Reform Needed
May 9, 2008 | Program Result Report
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.
Issue Briefs and Documentary Audiotapes Help Policy-Makers and Providers Better Understand End-of-Life Care Issues
September 27, 2007 | Program Result Report
From 1998 to 2006, staff at Spann Communications produced and disseminated a series of issue briefs and documentary audiotapes that profile promising new policies and practices in end-of-life care.
Researchers Study End-of-Life Care in Oregon, Issue Report Card, Engage Health Care Professionals to Improve Care
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Oregon Health Sciences University disseminated information on end-of-life care in a variety of ways and cultivated networks of health care professionals to promote improved end-of-life care through policy change.
"Five Wishes"
December 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The Florida Commission on Aging with Dignity, a privately funded nonprofit in Tallahassee, Fla., held a series of five community forums in Florida in 1996 and 1997 on a variety of aging and end-of-life issues.