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PUBLICATIONS

National Press Foundation Conference Report - December 2008 report of the October 2008 conference
Study Pinpoints Links of Depression with Chronic Pain - Information from the American Pain Society.
Source: Comorbid Pain and Depression: Who is at Risk? Lisa Renee Miller and Annmarie Cano, Wayne State University, Detroit
"Please, do not make us suffer any more…"- Access to Pain Treatment as a Human Right, published by Human Rights Watch, New York, NY
Physicians Charged with Opioid Analgesic-Prescribing Offenses- This study identified 725 doctors, representing an estimated 0.1% of practicing patient care physicians, who were charged between 1998 and 2006 with criminal and/or administrative offenses related to prescribing opioid analgesics.
Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: Prediction and Identification of Aberrant Drug-Related Behaviors- A Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society and American Academy of Pain Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline
IASP Model Core Curricula for Professional Training Programs- Model curricula for training programs in Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Psychology, Pharmacy, and Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy.
Database of State Laws, Regulations, and Other Official Governmental Policies
Bibliography of Pain Policies Study Group Publications
Improving State Pain Policies- Recent Progress and Continuing Opportunities, by Aaron M. Gilson, PhD; David E. Joranson, MSSW; Martha A. Maurer, MSSW, MPH
2008 Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy- published by the Pain & Policy Studies Group, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
2008 Summary of Grade Changes- published by the Pain & Policy Studies Group, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Frequently Asked Questions: Background Information on Pain as a Public Health Problem and Policy that Regulates Pain Management- published by the Pain & Policy Studies Group, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Pain Facts - The American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives and the American Pain Foundation- as part of the Power Over Pain public awareness campaign prepared this document.
The Politics of Pain: Balancing Vigilance and Compassion- Austin, Texas: American Cancer Society.
Sparrow Health System Pain Management Resource Book- a publication of Sparrow Health System, Lansing, Michigan