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Updated Sep. 9, 2010

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PRIMARY CARE

Study: PCPs Often Underestimate Opioid Abuse Risk
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2010
Most primary care patients who are taking opioids for chronic pain are at moderate risk for prescription opioid abuse, according to a new study. read more

PCPs Shown Effective In Treating Diverse Pain Population
ISSUE: MAY, 2010
With the right tools, primary care physicians may be able to manage more chronic pain patients taking opioids, a new study shows. read more

Practitioner Roles in Pain Care for Hispanic Patients Examined
ISSUE: APRIL, 2010
Physicians’ lack of proficiency in Spanish language and culture may exacerbate disparities in pain management between Hispanic patients and others, a survey suggests. read more

Web Sites Help Women in Pain on Journey to Relief, Acceptance
ISSUE: FEBRUARY, 2010
Healthy Women (www.healthywomen.org) has launched a new educational campaign, “She Said, He Said: Understanding Gender and Pain,” to help women and men better understand and manage fibromyalgia, a major source of chronic pain. read more

Getting Your Patients To Exercise A Worthwhile Goal That Takes Work
ISSUE: JANUARY, 2010
Getting chronic pain patients to adhere to a regular exercise regimen is often far from easy. And getting individuals to become physically active is only the first step. read more

PCPs With Interest in Low Back Pain Report Less Evidence-Based Medicine
ISSUE: OCTOBER, 2009
A study from Australia of general practitioners has turned up a surprising result: Primary care doctors who report an interest in managing low back pain are more likely to believe in outdated, non–evidence-based care than primary care doctors without such an interest. read more

Pain Management At Community Health Centers a Mixed Bag
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2009
This past winter, noted pain expert and author Kristynia Robinson, PhD, RN, spent a few hours every week away from her role as clinical professor at the School of Nursing, University of Texas in El Paso, to work at a federally qualified community health center. What passed for pain management at the center, she said, made her cringe. read more

Pilot Program Reduces Barriers To Primary Care Pain Treatment
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2009
Online programs are seeking to fill time and knowledge gaps in the delivery of pain medicine by PCPs, and a pilot program presented has shown promise for overcoming these barriers to treatment. read more


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