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October 2006 |
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In
this issue… Upstate
Hospice Provider Receives LAF Grant Husband-Wife
Team Writes Pain Guide South
Carolina Pain Management Studies |
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Upstate
Hospice Provider Receives LAF Grant Hospice
of the Upstate recently received a $10,000 grant from the Lance Armstrong
Foundation (LAF) to support a Cancer Pain Initiative in Anderson County.
Hospice of the Upstate was one of 27 community, non-profit organizations
across the country to receive LAF grants to help people with the physical,
emotional, and practical challenges of cancer. The
Cancer Pain Initiative will ask cancer survivors to rate their level of pain
and explore their knowledge of options for pain management. “We are
pleased to be partnering in this significant initiative with AnMed Health,
Clemson University and The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life
Care,” says Pam Cox, Community Education Coordinator. To learn more about Hospice of the Upstate, visit www.hospicehouse.net. To learn more about LAF, visit www.livestrong.org. (press release provided by Hospice of the Upstate) |
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Husband-Wife
Team Writes Pain Guide Allan Platt, PA-C, and Susan Platt, MD have written a pain guide for patients and family members that explains and outlines treatment options for afflictions including arthritis, back and neck pain, angina, and diabetes. The guide has been described as “easy to read and comprehensive.” Allan Platt is a faculty member in the Emory Physician Assistant Program. Susan Platt is a clinical instructor at the Emory University School of Medicine. “Overcoming Pain: What It Is, Why It Is, and Successful Ways to Treat It” includes a forward that was written by William Rowe, executive director of the American Pain Foundation. He endorses the book and refers to it as “an important reference resource. Allan Platt is also the author of “Hope and Destiny: A Patient’s and Parent’s Guide to Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait.” (Emory University On-line Publication) |
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South
Carolina Pain Management Studies According
to a query of the United States National Institute of Health on-line
clinical trials database, there are currently 8 pain management studies with
South Carolina sites participating. Seven are in the recruitment phase and 1
is not yet open to recruitment. The studies include a pain management
protocol for pediatric sickle cell disease, a migraine headache pain study,
and a radiation therapy and bone pain study. A query of studies including
the key words “pain” and “South Carolina” resulted in 28 additional
studies with most in the recruitment phase. Click here
to view objectives and eligibility information about these pain-related
studies and others around the country. |
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Pain
Research Notations
(the
following taken from The Carolinas Center Weekly Updates)
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October
Pain Facts 25
Facts on Breakthrough Pain (pain.com on-line
publication, 10/23)
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November
Pain Events 2006
Geriatric Oncology Symposium Deborah
A. Boyle, RN, MSN- Keynote Address Wednesday,
November
8 8:30
a.m.–4:45 p.m. Auditorium,
University Center of Greenville Tuesday,
November 14 9 a.m.–12 n. Jo
Bradley, MS, APRN, BC PART
1: PAIN ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PART
2: PRESSURE ULCER: EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE OBJECTIVES Community
room–The Haven in the Village at Chanticleer, Greenville SC
Lowcountry Chapter ONS conference Diagnosis
Cancer: From Screening to Survival Saturday,
November
18 8
a.m.–4 p.m. Holiday
Inn, Mt Pleasant, SC Acute
Coronary Syndrome and Interventional Procedures Wednesday, November 29 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Jody
Grahn, MSN, APRN, BC 11/29-3
A/B Employee Services Center, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC The
Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care presents Breakfast for
Brainiacs (phone conference) Palliative Care for Dementia November
30 8:30–9:30
a.m. Joshua
Barclay, MD, Fellow, Palliative Medicine cgoulet@carolinasendoflifecare.org On-line
Pain Management Course Managing
Chronic Pain: The Interdisciplinary Approach Nathan
J. Rudin, MD University
of Wisconsin, Madison School of Nursing Estimated
Completion Time: 1.5 hours Contact
Hours: 1.50 Fee:
$20 Expiration
Date: 12/01/2008 Objectives: 1.
Explain the ‘gold standard’ for managing chronic pain. 2.
Discuss the criteria for selecting optimal patient candidates
for multidisciplinary approaches. 3.
Describe the common approaches utilized, their primary
benefits and drawbacks. 4.
Identify approaches that may be used in the future. |
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