Pain Management

Children's pain is undertreated for a number of complex and interrelated reasons. These include professionals' m....

The Institute of Medicine estimates that about 100 million U.S. adults live with common chronic pain conditions.....

Most patients with cancer will experience pain during the course of their illness and into survivorship. Cancer ....

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a complex condition characterized by amplified pain in a body region al....

Much of the literature indicates that although most people, given the choice, would prefer to die at home, many ....

Dying in America continues to generate debate. This course describes the history of hospice as a social construc....

The use of hospice and palliative care services continues to grow in the U.S. However, confusion about what the ....

Hospice patients experience pain across multiple domains. Clinicians who care for hospice patients and their fam....

This course has been approved for 6 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2017 and 2018. Pa....

For many postoperative patients, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is the primary source for managing pain. The....