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Pain

National Institute of Health Pain Consortium The NIH Pain Consortium supports initiatives, development of research resources and tools, and hosts events to promote collaboration...

Non-Communicative Patient’s Pain Assessment Instrument (NOPPAIN) A US Veterans Affairs METRIC(TM) Instrument for pain assessment in the non-verbal patient. For more information, contact...

Opioid Neurotoxicity- Back to Basics This presentation explains the definition of opioid neurotoxicity, who is most at risk, treatment, and highlights some case...

PACSLAC: The Pain Assessment Checklist Used to screen for pain in older adults who have dementia or other cognitive impairment with a limited ability to communicate.

Pain - B.C. Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

Pain & Symptom Management Guideline BC Cancer Agency has produced a guideline that addresses the assessment and management of pain and other common symptoms...

Pain Assessment for the Cognitively/Communicatively Impaired (PACCI) The PACCI is a valid pain assessment tool for the cognitively and communicatively impaired individual. The tool consists...

Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD) This pain behavior tool is used to assess pain in older adults who have dementia or other cognitive impairment and are unable...

Pain in Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities For clinicians, recognizing and correctly interpreting any patient's expression of pain is a challenge - but a necessity...

Pain in Children with Cognitive Impairments who are Nonverbal The “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Pain in Children with Cognitive Impairments who are Nonverbal provides an excellent overview...

Radiation skin reactions

Spinal cord compression - see Palliative care emergencies

Swallowing

Wounds

Sedation for Palliative Purposes – Evidence Informed Practice Tool This guideline provides recommendations for adult and pediatric clinical practice when Sedation for Palliative Purposes is...

Sedation for Palliative Purposes Guideline – PowerPoint Presentation This is the PowerPoint presentation that outlines details of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority guideline on Sedation...

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Guidelines for Discharge Planning for First Nations Patients Returning to Home Community for Palliative Care The Palliative Care Program of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has developed " Guidelines for Discharge Planning...

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