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Pain Management Programs

Health Care Providers

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Educational Opportunities for Health Care Providers at the Regional Pain Program

Chronic Pain Centre:

• Rotations and Electives for students of all health care disciplines
• Family medicine resident teaching
• Anesthesiology resident training mandatory and elective chronic pain rotation
• Chronic Pain Fellowship
• Family physician training  Best Practices

CHAMP:

• Neurology resident training and fellowships available

Acute Pain Services:

• Anesthesia and nursing educational experiences available

Education Modules

• CDM Chronic Pain Nursing Module
• Osteoarthritis Primary Care Practice Pathway

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Resources: Guidelines, Tools, Medications and Other Resources

• Standards for Pain Management

Clinical Practice Guidelines for

• fibromyalgia
• low back pain - New Provincial Guidelines. http://www.topalbertadoctors.org/cpgs/back_pain.html
• neuropathic pain guidelines
•     neuropathic pain algorithm   
• whiplash, neck and upper back pain guideline
•     Canadian c-spine rule
•     flowchart for injury treatment and claims process
• headache classification

Assessment Tools

• Calgary Inter-Agency Pain Assessment Tool
• Pain Monitoring
• Neuropathic pain assessment tool (DN4)

Medication Resources

• Chronic Pain Medication Quick Reference Guide

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• Opioid Contract between Patient and Provider
• Opioid Medication Flow Sheet
• Methadone Algorithm
• Methadone Guidelines
• Methadone Dosing Considerations
• Methadone Drug Interactions
• Methadone Possible Adverse Effects
• Methadone Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics
• Methadone References

Clinical Pharmacist available for consultation to Health Care Professionals ONLY

Providing assistance with poly-pharmacy issues relating to the management of chronic non-malignant pain. Some examples of these may include side-effect management, pain algorithm manipulation or dosing issues.

Contact Don McIntosh via email: Donald.McIntosh@albertahealthservices.ca

Screening Tools

• Pain Screening Tool
• Depression Screening and Scoring Tool
• Pain Disability Index (PDI) and Scoring Tool
• Pain Monitor Questionnaire and Follow up

Other Helpful Resources

• Calgary Rheumatologist Directory
• Community Accessible Rehabilitation and Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Referral Form

Recommended Readings

Psychology and Chronic Pain

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Page last updated on: August 19, 2010