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Resources for the management of chronic, acute and cancer pain.

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Opioid Deprescribing in Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review of International Guidlelines
Pain. 2023. (Journal article is accessible when using NH intranet or when accessing by VPN. Request passwords from the library if off-site).
Annals Video Summary - Cannabis-Based Products for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review (June 7, 2022)
A short video covering the results of this recent systematic review from Annals of Internal Medicine

BC Guidelines -- Managing Patients with Pain in Primary Care (Parts 1 & 2)
NICE Chronic Primary Pain Guidelines: What the Busy GP Needs to Know
2022. British Journal of General Practice.

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Pain Managment Resources

Decker: Pain Management (Online) by Decker
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: Updated Monthly
Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management (Print) by Chris Pasero; Margo McCaffery; Betty Rolling Ferrell
Call Number: WL 704 P281 2011
Publication Date: 2010
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Pain Center Manual (Online) by Danielle Perret
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2013
Explain Pain (Print) by G. Lorimer Moseley
Call Number: WL 704 M898 2018
Publication Date: 2018
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Explain Pain Handbook: Protectometer (Print) by G. Lorimer Moseley
Call Number: WL 704 M898 2015
Publication Date: 2015
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Neuroplastic Transformation : Your Brain on Pain (Print) by Michael H. Moskowitz
Call Number: WL 704 M894 2013
Publication Date: 2013
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Explain Pain Supercharged : The Clinician's Manual (Print) by G. Lorimer Moseley
Call Number: WL 704 M898 2017
Publication Date: 2017
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Compact Clinical Guide to Critical Care, Trauma, and Emergency Pain Management (Online) by Liza Marmo; Yvonne M. D'Arcy
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780826108081
Publication Date: 2012
Compact Clinical Guide to Geriatric Pain Management (Online) by Ann Quinlan-Colwell
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2011
Compact Clinical Guide to Women's Pain Management (Online) by Yvonne D'Arcy
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2013
Atlas of Neural Therapy with Local Anesthetics (Online) by Mathias Dosch
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2012

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The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic primary pain
Pain Evidence Bundle (CADTH)
The CADTH Evidence Bundle for pain brings together the best evidence on the management of pain – both acute and chronic – arranged under the following categories: pharmacological treatments, physical therapies, and psychological therapies, and multidisciplinary treatments.
American Academy of Pain Medicine (Clinical Guidelines)
Website contains guidelines and news updates on latest research in pain management
Canadian Pain Society
American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
International Association for the Study of Pain
Contains guidelines and the Faces Pain Scale (revised) a self-report measure of pain intensity developed for children.
Physical activity and exercise for chronic pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews. (2017)
Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 8, 2017.

The most recent articles from the journals "PAIN" and "The Clinical Journal of Pain".

A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients (Print) by Janet L. Abrahm
Call Number: QZ 266 A159p 2014
Publication Date: 2014
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Cancer Pain (Print) by Dermot R. Fitzgibbon; John D. Loeser
Call Number: WL 700 F554c 2010
Publication Date: 2010-
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Compact Clinical Guide to Cancer Pain Management (Online) by Pamela Stitzlein Davies; Yvonne M. D'Arcy
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2012

Journals and Websites

BC Cancer Drug Manual
The Cancer Drug Manual provides information on medications used in oncology.
BC Cancer's Pain & Symptom Management / Palliative Care
BC Cancer's Subject Guide
Palliative Care for the Patient with Incurable Cancer or Advanced Disease - Part 2: Pain and Symptom Management
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BC Guidelines
The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: Chronic cancer related pain
The Cancer Journal
Cancer Nursing (Journal)

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Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations (Online) by Mary Lynn McPherson
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781585284290
Publication Date: 2018
Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations (Print) by Mary Lynn M. McPherson; American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Staff
Call Number: QV 89 M478 2018
Publication Date: 2018
2 Copies Now Available - Request from library.
The Opioid Epidemic: Medical, Nursing, Counseling Behavioral Treatment (Online) by Albert Anthony Rundio (Editor); Stephanie Brooks (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781536182170
Publication Date: 2020

Guideline for Opioid Therapy and Chronic NonCancer Pain
2017 Guideline published in the Canadian Medical Journal
Substance Use
Links to the subject guide with information on opioid use disorder.

Care Beyond Cure : Management of Pain and Other Symptoms (Print) by Hospital Pharmacists' Special Interest Group in Palliative Care
Call Number: WB 310 C271 2009
ISBN: 9782981055217
Publication Date: 2009
2 Volumes: [v.1] Complete guide. -- [v.2] Reference Tables
Request this item by using the library's email - it can be mailed to any NH location.
Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (e-Book) by Eduardo Bruera (Editor); Sriram Yennurajalingam (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780199701681
Publication Date: 2011
Palliative Medicine (Print) by Neil MacDonald (Editor); Marcel Boisvert (Editor); Deborah Dudgeon (Editor); Neil Hagen (Editor); Derek Doyle (Editor)
Call Number: WB 310 P167 2005
ISBN: 0192626574
Publication Date: 2005
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Journals and Websites

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care (Journal)
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing : JHPN
Canadian Virtual Hospice (Website)
BC Centre for Palliative Care
Medical Assistance in Dying - Information for Health-Care Providers
Information from the government of British Columbia's website

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Compact Clinical Guide to Infant and Children's Pain Management (Online) by Linda L. Oakes
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2011

Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic non-cancer and cancer related pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
September 2021, BMJ

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