Pain Clinics - Manpower
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

An ethnographic study of physiotherapists' perceptions of their interactions with patients on a chronic pain unit.

30 Oct 2008 Changes in health care brought about by the increased incidence of chronic conditions have resulted in an increased focus on patient self-directed care. This ethnographic study explores from the therapists' perspectives how therapist/patient ... Read more...

[Pain centers--why and when?]

13 May 2006 It is stated that in Denmark approximately 20% of the Danish population complains of chronic pain - i.e. pain lasting more than six months. Seen in the light of the Conceptual Model (Neuromatrix theory) by Ronald. D. Melzack and the concept that ... Read more...

The treatment of chronic pain in Québec: a study of hospital-based services offered within anesthesia departments.

30 May 2005 PURPOSE: Little or no information exists on the services that are currently available for the treatment of chronic pain across the different regions of Canada. As a first step, this study documented the hospital-based resources and services offered ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pain Clinics - Manpower'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• An ethnographic study of physiotherapists' perceptions of their interactions with patients on a chronic pain unit. 30 Oct 2008
• [Overall image of the anesthetic service area and a cross section of pain clinic activities] 30 Oct 2006
• The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in United States v. Hurwitz: an important victory for pain management professionals and those living with pain. 30 Aug 2006
• [Pain centers--why and when?] 13 May 2006
• Addressing physician resources for chronic pain management. 29 Nov 2005
• The treatment of chronic pain in Québec: a study of hospital-based services offered within anesthesia departments. 30 May 2005
• The qualifications of pain physicians in Ohio. 30 May 2005
• An intervention study to enhance postoperative pain management. 30 Dec 2002
• A survey of directors of Canadian academic acute pain management services: the nursing team members role--a brief report. 30 May 2002
• The pelvic pain centre. 30 May 2001
• [Model to predict staffing for anesthesiology and post-anesthesia intensive care units and pain clinics] 30 May 2001
• [Postoperative pain an unnecessary suffering. A model of "emergency pain relief" implemented in Orebro] 2 Apr 2001
• [New series: Pain and pain relief a neglected specialty] 2 Apr 2001
• How to stop the pain. 29 Apr 2000
• [Future anesthesiologists will be as much outside as inside the operating theatres] 20 Sep 1999
• [Poor leadership behind poor pain relief. Medical audit of cancer-related pain treatment] 4 Jan 1999
• [Recent trend and future in pain clinic in Japan] 30 Dec 1994

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Technical information about 'Pain Clinics'

Definition: Facilities providing diagnostic, therapeutic, and palliative services for patients with severe chronic pain. These may be free-standing clinics or hospital-based and serve ambulatory or inpatient populations. The approach is usually multidisciplinary. These clinics are often referred to as "acute pain services". (From Br Med Bull 1991 Jul;47(3):762-85)

Descriptor UI: D018710

Alternative terms: Pain Clinics; Clinic, Pain; Clinics, Pain; Pain Clinic; Pain Relief Units; Pain Relief Unit; Unit, Pain Relief; Units, Pain Relief; Pain Centers; Center, Pain; Centers, Pain; Pain Center; Multidisciplinary Pain Centers; Center, Multidisciplinary Pain; Centers, Multidisciplinary Pain; Multidisciplinary Pain Center; Pain Center, Multidisciplinary; Pain Centers, Multidisciplinary; Multidisciplinary Pain Clinics; Clinic, Multidisciplinary Pain; Clinics, Multidisciplinary Pain; Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic; Pain Clinic, Multidisciplinary; Pain Clinics, Multidisciplinary; Acute Pain Service; Pain Service, Acute; Acute Pain Services; Pain Services, Acute; Service, Acute Pain; Services, Acute Pain;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.278.035.380.600; N02.278.035.516; N02.278.354.422.527.600; N04.452.442.422.527.600;

History Note: 95

Technical Notes: for diag & ther; coord IM with specific dis (IM) if pertinent