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General Pain & Safety Topics
ACR Criteria for Diagnostic Imaging in Pain Conditions
From: American College of Radiology; 2005-2007. See details…>
Use of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs. An Update for Clinicians. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
From: American Heart Association; 2007. See details…>
Guidelines on Pain Management
From: European Association of Urology; 2003. See details...>
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Sustained Use of Sedatives and Analgesics in the Critically Ill Adult
From: American College of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Chest Physicians; 2002. See details...>
Nursing Best Practice Guideline: Assessment and Management of Pain
From: Registered Nurses Association of Ontario; 2002. See details...>
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Acute Pain
Assessment and Management of Acute Pain
From: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2008. See details...>
APS 2005 Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Acute and Cancer Pain Management
From: American Pain Society; 2005. See details...>
Principles of Analgesic Use in the Treatment of Acute Pain and Cancer Pain, 5th Edition
From: American Pain Society; 2003. See details...>
Guideline for the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in Sickle-Cell Disease
From: American Pain Society; 2000. See details...>
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Cancer Pain
Cancer Pain Algorithm
From: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; 2008. See details...>
Management of Cancer Pain
From: European Society for Medical Oncology; 2008. See details...>
Adult Cancer Pain
From: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN); 2007. See details...>
Guideline for the Management of Cancer Pain in Adults and Children
From: American Pain Society; 2005. See details...>
Intrathecal Drug Delivery for the Management of Cancer Pain: A Multidisciplinary Consensus of Best Clinical Practices
From: Multidisciplinary Workshop, Valley Cancer Pain Foundation; 2005. See details...>
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Cardiac & Chest Pain
Management of Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain and Myocardial Infarction. A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Acute Cardiac Care Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology
From: American Heart Association (AHA); 2008. See details...>
Diagnosis and Treatment of Chest Pain and Acute Coronary Syndrome
From: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2006. See details...>
Pain Management in Blunt Thoracic Trauma: An Evidence-Based Outcome Evaluation
From: Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma; 2003. See details...>
ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina
From: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association; 2002. See details...>
ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina and Non ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
From: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association; 2002. See details...>
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Chronic & Intractable Pain
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Clinical Practice Guidelines, 3rd Edition
From: International Research Foundation for RSD/CRPS; Updated 2008. See details...>
Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain
From: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2007. See details...>
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Treatment Guidelines
From: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association; 2006. See details...>
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Geriatric Pain
Clinical Practice Guideline: Pain Management in the Long Term Care Setting
From: American Medical Directors Association; 2003. See details...>
The AGS Guideline on the Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons
From: American Geriatrics Society; 2002. See details...>
Exercise Prescription for Older Adults With Osteoarthritis Pain: Consensus Practice Recommendations
From: American Geriatrics Society; 2001. See details...>
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Gynecological or Obstetrical Pain
European Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pelvic Girdle Pain
From: Working Group 4 of the European Commission Research Directorate General; 2008. See details...>
Practice Guidelines for Obstetric Anesthesia. An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Obstetric Anesthesia.
From: American Society Of Anesthesiologists; 2006. See details...>
Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain - Part One and Part Two
From: Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada; 2005. See details...>
The Initial Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
From: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; 2005. See details...>
Cyclic Perimenstrual Pain and Discomfort: Nursing Management. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline
From: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); 2003. See details...>
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Headache
Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache
From: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2007 See details...>
Guidelines for All Healthcare Professionals in the Diagnosis and Management of Migraine, Tension-Type, Cluster and Medication-Overuse Headache
From: British Association for the Study of Headache; 2007. See details...>
EFNS Guideline on the Drug Treatment of Migraine – Report of an EFNS Task Force
From: European Federation of Neurological Societies; 2006. See details...>
EFNS Guidelines on the Treatment of Cluster Headache and Other Trigeminal-Autonomic Cephalalgias
From: European Federation of Neurological Societies; 2006. See details...>
The International Classification of Headache Disorders, Second Edition
From: International Headache Society (IHS); 2004 (web-based edition 2008). See details...>
Treatment of Primary Headache: Acute Migraine Treatment. Standards of Care for Headache Diagnosis and Treatment
From: National Headache Foundation (NHF); 2004. See details...>
Treatment of Primary Headache: Chronic Daily Headache. Standards of Care for Headache Diagnosis and Treatment
From: National Headache Foundation (NHF); 2004. See details...>
Practice Parameter: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Migraine Headache
From: American Academy of Neurology; 2000. See details...>
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Musculoskeletal Pain (including Arthritis and Fibromyalgia)
American College of Rheumatology 2008 Recommendations for the Use of Nonbiologic and Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis
From: American College of Rheumatology; 2008. See details...>
OARSI Recommendations for the Management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI Evidence-Based, Expert Consensus Guidelines
From: Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI); 2008. See details...>
Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society
From: American College of Physicians (ACP), American Pain Society (APS); 2007. See details...>
EULAR Evidence Based Recommendations for the Management of Hand Osteoarthritis: Report of a Task Force
From: European League Against Rheumatism; 2007. See details...>
Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society/American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline
From: American Pain Society (APS), American College of Physicians (ACP); 2007. See details...>
EULAR recommendations for the management of early arthritis: report of a task force of the European Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)
From: European League Against Rheumatism; 2007. See details...>
Interventional Techniques: Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain
From: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP); 2007. See details...>
Adult Low Back Pain
From: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2006. See details...>
British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (the first two years)
From: British Society for Rheumatology, British Health Professionals in Rheumatology; 2006. See details...>
EULAR Evidence Based Recommendations for Gout. Part I: Diagnosis. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)
From: European League Against Rheumatism; 2006. See details...>
EULAR Evidence Based Recommendations for Gout. Part II: Management. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)
From: European League Against Rheumatism; 2006. See details...>
Guidelines for the Use of Antidepressants in Painful Rheumatic Conditions
From: CEDR, French Society of Rheumatology, 2006. See details…>
Guideline for the Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome Pain in Adults and Children
From: American Pain Society; 2005. See details...>
Knee Pain or Swelling: Acute or Chronic
From: University of Michigan Health System; 2005. See details...>
Evidence-Based Management of Acute Musculoskeletal Pain
From: Australian Acute Musculoskeletal Pain Guidelines Group; 2003. See details...>
Guideline for the Management of Pain in Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Juvenile Chronic Arthritis, 2nd Edition
From: American Pain Society; 2002. See details...>
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Neurological/Neuropathic Pain
Clinical Practice Guideline on the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
From: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2008. See details...>
Practice Parameter: The Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia (An Evidence-Based Review)
From: American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS); 2008. See details...>
Pharmacologic Management of Neuropathic Pain: Evidence-Based Recommendations
From: International Association for the Study of Pain; 2007. See details...>
EFNS Guidelines on Neurostimulation Therapy for Neuropathic Pain
From: European Federation of Neurological Societies; 2007. See details...>
Consensus Guidelines: Treatment Planning and Options. Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
From: American Society of Pain Educators and the Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine; 2006. See details…>
EFNS Guidelines on Pharmacological Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
From: European Federation of Neurological Societies; 2006. See details...>
EFNS Guidelines on Neuropathic Pain Assessment
From: European Federation of Neurological Societies; 2004. See details...>
Practice Parameter: Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia. An Evidence-Based Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
From: American Academy of Neurology; 2004. See details...>
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Non-Opioid & Complementary Therapies ...also see Non-Opioid Therapies section
Ottawa Panel Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Therapeutic Exercises and Manual Therapy in the Management of Osteoarthritis
From: Ottawa Panel and the University of Ottawa, Canada; 2005. See details...>
Antiepileptic Drugs Guideline for Chronic Pain
From: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries; 2005. See details…>
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Opioid Therapy & Safety ...also see documents in Opioid Rx tab section
Opioids in the Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: an Update of American Society of the Interventional Pain Physicians’ (ASIPP) Guidelines
From: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; 2008. See details...>
Guidelines for the Use of Methadone in Office-Based Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain and A Review of the Use of Methadone for Treatment of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
From: College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia; 2006. See details...>
Methadone for Pain Guidelines
From: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; 2004. See details...>
VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
From: Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense; 2003. See details...>
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Pain in Palliative Care
Consensus Guideline on Parenteral Methadone Use in Pain and Palliative Care
From: Joint Consensus Guideline from Experts in 8 Palliative Care Facilities; 2008. See details...>
Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve the Palliative Care of Pain, Dyspnea, and Depression at the End of Life: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
From: American College of Physicians; 2008. See details...>
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care
From: National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care; 2004. See details...>
Procedure Guideline for Palliative Treatment of Painful Bone Metastases
From: Society of Nuclear Medicine; 2003. See details...>
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Pediatric Pain
Consensus Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in Critically Ill Children
From: United Kingdom Paediatric Intensive Care Society Sedation, Analgesia and Neuromuscular Blockade Working Group; 2007. See details...>
Pediatric Cancer Pain
From: National Comprehensive Cancer Network; 2007. See details...>
Guideline Statement. Management of Procedure-Related Pain in Children and Adolescents
From: Royal Australasian College of Physicians; 2006. See details…>
Guideline Statement. Management of Procedure-Related Pain in Neonates
From: Royal Australasian College of Physicians; 2006. See details…>
Practice Parameter: Evaluation of Children and Adolescents With Recurrent Headaches
From: American Academy of Neurology, Child Neurology Society; 2005. See details...>
Clinical Report: Relief of Pain and Anxiety in Pediatric Patients in Emergency Medical Systems
From: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2004. See details...>
Practice Parameter: Pharmacological Treatment of Migraine Headache in Children and Adolescents
From: American Academy of Neurology, Child Neurology Society; 2004. See details...>
Special Treatment Situations: Pediatric Migraine. Standards of Care for Headache Diagnosis and Treatment
From: National Headache Foundation; 2004. See details...>
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Perioperative Pain
ASPAN Pain and Clinical Comfort Guideline
From: American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses; 2003. See details...>
Practice Guidelines for Acute Pain Management in the Perioperative Setting: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Acute Pain Management
From: American Society of Anesthesiologists; 2004. See details...>
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