Pain Management at the End of Life: Bridging the Gap Between Practice and Knowledge
HFA's 2006 Initiative addressed barriers to pain management--society’s approach, historical views, and attitudes and biases. The companion book reviews pain assessment, pharmacotherapy, the hospice team approach to pain management, and treating pain in children and adults with cognitive impairment.
Order the companion book, Pain Management at the End of Life: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice. View the Table of Contents.
Learn about the self-study course.
Book Chapters:
- Older Adults with Severe Cognitive Impairment: Assessment of Pain (
PDF) Keela Herr and Sheila Decker - End-of-Life Pain Management in Children and Adolescents ( PDF)
Rebecca Selove, Dianne Cochran, and Ira Todd Cohen - Policy Barriers to Pain Control ( PDF)
W.A. Drew Edmondson - The Ethical Dimensions of Pain and Suffering ( PDF)
Ben A. Rich
