Resources
(See Calendar for Local, Regional, and
National Symposia and Conferences)
Local
organizations
Pain and Palliative Care-Related Organizations
Connecticut Cancer Pain Initiative (CCPI)
Phone: 203-379-4763
Web: http://www.cancer.org/pain
Connecticut Council for Hospice and Palliative Care (CCHPC)
Phone: 203-265-5923
Email: info@cthospice.org
Web: http://www.cthospice.org/index.html
Connecticut Coalition to Improve End of Life Care
Email: ctceol@harthosp.org
Web: http://www.ctendoflifecare.org
National
Organizations
Pain and Palliative Care-Related Organizations
American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives - Resource Center
Provides a variety of educational resources for professional, patient, and public
education in written, video, and CD ROM formats.
Web: http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/trc
Beth Israel Medical Center MAYDAY Resource Center for Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Serves as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of educational materials in pain medicine
and palliative care for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, psychosocial professionals, and
patients and family caregivers.
Phone: 877-620-9999
Web: http://www.stoppain.org
City of Hope Pain/Palliative Care Resource Center
Disseminates information and resources that will enable other individuals and
institutions to improve the quality of pain management. Some materials are
available directly from their website while many other materials are available for
ordering by mail.
Phone: 626-359-8111 x63829
Web: http://www.cityofhope.org/prc
End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC)
Provides support for individuals involved in the design, implementation, and/or
evaluation of End-of-Life/Palliative education for physicians, nurses and other
health care professionals.
Web: www.eperc.mcw.edu
The Medical College of Wisconsin Palliative Medicine Program
Committed to improving care for the dying in America through the development, implementation
and dissemination of innovative education and clinical care programs and offers resources
online at an accessible price.
Web: www.mcw.edu/pallmed
American Pain Foundation
Raises public awareness, provides practical information, promotes research, and
advocates to remove barriers and increase access to effective pain management.
Web: http://www.painfoundation.org
PUBLICATIONS
The Handbook of Health Social Work
Published by Wiley & Sons in 2006, The Handbook of Health Social
Work, a professional textbook, provides a comprehensive and evidence-based overview of contemporary social work practice in health care. Written from a wellness perspective, the chapters cover the spectrum of health social work settings including with contributions on pain management and palliative care (written by Terry Altilio, MSW, ACSW, Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, ACSW, Susan Hedlund, MSW and Iris Cohen-Fineberg, PhD) and end of life care (written by Yvette Colon, MSW, APF's Director of Education & Internet Services). The textbook offers both a foundation for social work practice in health care and a guide for strategy, policy, and program development.
More
information.
Music May Reduce Chronic Pain
(PDF, 121 KB)
Research published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing has confirmed that listening to music can have a significant positive impact on perception of chronic pain. The study also found that music helped people feel less disabled by their condition.
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