Pain Management Resources for Physicians and Patients

Physicians 

• "Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Physician’s Guide"—A small $12.95 paperback providing strategies to address best practices for pain assessment, prescribing, and follow up to avoid risks associated with diversion, drug seeking behaviors, and addiction. Visit the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives website to order the book and take the CME post test.
• University of Pennsylvania pain CME modules—Free online CME modules that discuss assessing patients with pain, understanding acute and chronic pain, and managing pain
• National Cancer Institute—A wealth of information for health professionals
• National Institute on Drug Abuse—Teaching tools on drug abuse and addiction through NIDA's Centers of Excellence for Physician Information Program 
• Emerging Solutions in Pain—Provides information, resources, tools, and case studies to educate clinicians on the complexities of managing chronic pain.

Patients

• National Cancer Institute—Pain information for patients, including support for people with cancer, pain-related fact sheets and booklets, and materials in Spanish.
• Pennsylvania Comprehensive Cancer Control—Has developed a bookmark to help patients improve dialogue with their health care team. You can download the PDF on their website or order bookmarks by contacting Mark Byrne at:
  • PAC³ Operations Coordinator, Pennsylvania Cancer Control Consortium, 5150 Centre Ave., Suite 4-B, Pittsburgh, PA  15232
  • Phone: (412) 623-0033
  • Fax: (412) 623-5516
• American Pain Foundation—An assortment of educational materials

Physicians and patients

• Pain Treatment Topics—A resource for physicians and their patients that provides clinical news, information, research, and education to help gain a better understanding of evidence-based pain-management practices.
• Pain.com—Offers the latest pain and pain management information, written by medical professionals for both patients and physicians.