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“A responsible way to treat patients, pain”
Lynn Webster MD has been hauled over the coals of recent time for sharing honestly his many years of experience treating people with chronic pain, treatment regimens that often included the use of opioids. In an opinion piece published in the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, he powerfully states a firm case for the use of opioids … Continue reading
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Have you ever been looking for that situation to include Bill Clinton in a paper, email or blog? Well it just happened with the former President’s appearance on the CNN Special, “Deadly Dose.” President Clinton had, in fact contacted Sanjay Gupta because of a personal experience with the death of two younger men. These men … Continue reading
In 2010, Nathan Cherney, with colleagues from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC), published work that illustratedm in a startling manner, some of the reasons for differences in opioid access between Eastern and Western Europe. (Annals of Oncology, March 2010; Editorial, Palliative Medicine, 2010). Moved by the power … Continue reading
“ProPublica fumbles painkiller story; Seattle Times scores touchdown” ProPublica leads attack on painkillers by misusing statistics; But Seattle Times investigation uncovers really shocking numbers. Coming up to Superbowl, US football analogies are getting thicker. But this blog headline is certainly attracting attention in pain circles. Rebecca Goldin PhD and Cindy Merrick, a doctoral student working … Continue reading
Short Notes
- "Easing Africa's Pain: The need for Palliative care" An OpED by Emmanuel Luyirika and Claude Moreira that is linked to the AU/OAU 50thanniversary celebrations. http://thinkafricapress.com/health/easing-africas-pain-need-palliative-care
- Bill on pain relief drugs for HIV+ - The New Indian Express. Story about changes to India's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Contributing effort from Pallium India, Indian Palliative Care Association and PPSG's IPPF Fellows.
- Drugs that cause most harm: Scoring drugs | The Economist. From the Lancet. Methadone no 12. Morphine not on it!
- Poppies in palliative care versus abuse of prescription drugs - Tasmanian Country Hour - ABC Rural Australian Broadcasting Corporation. An interview with Glynn Williams, President of Poppy Growers Tasmania.
- African Palliative Care Association - Balancing access to pain medications with the international drug control framework. A good piece from Dutch PhD Candidate, Marle Elske!.
- NEW DETAILS: Acquitted Grundy (Iowa) doctor prescribed methadone for pain, not addiction, attorney says. Good reason to include indication on a script. "For pain. Especially true for methadone!
- View After Cicely. A film about Asian Women in Palliative Care. Women in palliative care is the topic of #hpmglobal Tweet chat on Monday March 11 12noon GMT (8am New York; 12 noon London; 1pm Vienna; 1730 Delhi; 11pm Sydney). Join us on Twitter
- Generalist plus Specialist Palliative Care — Creating a More Sustainable Model — NEJM.
- Palliative Care in India | ASCO Connection. A commentary from ASCO IDEA award Dr Rakesh Roy, of Kolkata who spent time at the UW Carbone Cancer Center after ASCO 2012
- Opioid legislation in European countries – expiry date exceeded? | EAPC Blog. An report of an ATOME meeting!
- A New Dawn for Pain Relief in Ukraine: Access to Oral Morphine | Open Society Foundations (OSF).
- KY House approves changes to prescription drug law. To correct "unintended consequences that made the seriously ill and elderly subject to the same level of scrutiny as would-be prescription drug traffickers" Hope we can learn from Kentucky
- Five things Doctors and Patients should question!
- Dr. Bob Twillman Critiques FDA Opioid Hearing | Dr. Jeffrey Fudin.
- Palliative Care – A Reflective Essay - MuslimMatters.org.
- The FDA’s new restrictions on hydrocodone are unlikely to solve any problem. « Dr. Jen Gunter.
- "Morphine Kills Pain but its Price Kills Patients" Inter Press Service. A story from Zimbabwe. 60 x 10 mg IR morphine costs same as 18 loaves of Bread!!
- Pain Medicine News - Feast or Famine: The Great Divide In Pain Drug Access Grows Wider. A great review of the Special Session on global Opioid Availability at the ESMO meeting, Oct 2012
- Palliative care in Siberia: A twenty-year journey.
