Improved pain management

No pain - all gain: Advocating for improved paediatric pain management.

Research on pain and pain management in Veterans Health Administration: promoting improved pain care for veterans through science and scholarship.

Robert D. Kerns, PhD In late 1998, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), one of the largest healthcare delivery systems in the United States, enacted its National Pain Management Strategy designed to provide a systemwide standard of care to reduce suffering from preventable pain. This overarching goal of the Strategy has elevated pain management to a top priority within the VHA and sparked ...

Pain management.

Successful management of pain can be accomplished in nearly all terminally ill patients. Pain must be assessed in terms of its physical, psychological and social components. Spiritual care and control of environmental factors are just as important as drug therapies. Once the cause of the pain is identified, an individualized plan of treatment can be developed. Nondrug therapies are tried first....

Pain management part II: pharmacologic management of chronic orofacial pain.

The pharmacologic management of chronic orofacial pain involves the use of medications not used routinely in dental practice. Additionally, many drugs are used for long periods of time necessitating careful monitoring for adverse effects and potential drug interactions. This article will review commonly used medications for chronic orofacial pain and highlight important areas of concern.

Households willingness to pay for improved solid waste management

Waste is a byproduct of human life. Nowadays, municipal solid waste is being produced in excessive amounts and in this way, both developing and developed countries are facing challenges regarding generation of waste. Economic development, urbanization and improved living standards in cities have contributed to increase in the amount and complexity of solid waste produced. The present stud...