Pain and Chemical Dependency Not an “Either – Or” proposition Douglas Gourlay, MD, FRCPC, FASAM Wasser Pain Centre, Toronto ON.
Melanie M. Watkins, MD Staff Psychiatrist Contra Costa Regional Medical Center December 15, 2010 Melanie Watkins, MD.
Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids in California zIn November 2014 Medical Board of California published “Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances.
Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign. Definitions of Pain Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.
Pediatric Pain Management: Issues & trends
Substance Abuse and Pain Management BY Linda York, RN, PhD, PMHCNS- BC.
Outline Definitions Case study “elizabeth” Chronic vs. palliative symptoms Pain Other symptoms Case study “John” Case study “LM”(maybe if time) Pump discussion.
SCWEA Meeting Charleston, SC Feb 27, 2011
Pain Management in the Hospital Rog Kyle, MD Medical University of South Carolina 2/7/12.
Pain Assessment Subjective Data Comprehensive pain history includes COLDERR – Character – Onset – Location – Duration – Exacerbation – Relief – Radiation.
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