Review of HHS Report on Pain Mgmt Best Practices

This major report is long and detailed, so I covered most of it in three long posts:

1. HHS Report on Pain Mgmt Best Practices – part 1
2. HHS Report on Pain Mgmt Best Practices – part 2
3. HHS Report on Pain Mgmt Best Practices – part 3

 

If you’re interested in a particular section of the report, below is the full article outline with links to each section:  

1.    Introduction

2.    Clinical Best Practices

2.1    Approaches to Pain Management

2.1.1 Acute Pain

2.2    Medication

2.2.1 Risk Assessment

2.2.2 Overdose Prevention Education and Naloxone

2.3    Restorative Therapies

2.4    Interventional Procedures

2.4.1 Perioperative Management of Chronic Pain Patients

2.5    Behavioral Health Approaches

2.5.1 Access to Psychological Interventions

2.5.2 Chronic Pain Patients With Mental Health and Substance Use Comorbidities

2.6    Complementary and Integrative Health

2.7    Special Populations

2.7.1 Unique Issues Related to Pediatric Pain Management

2.7.2 Older Adults

2.7.3 Unique Issues Related to Pain Management in Women

2.7.4 Pregnancy

2.7.5 Chronic Relapsing Pain Conditions

2.7.6 Sickle Cell Disease

2.7.7 Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Populations, Including African-Americans, Latinos, American Indians, and Alaska Natives

2.7.8 Military Personnel and Veterans

3.      Cross-Cutting Clinical and Policy Best Practices

3.1    Stigma

3.2    Education

3.2.1 Public Education

3.2.2 Patient Education

3.2.3 Provider Education

3.3    Access to Pain Care

3.3.1 Medication Shortage

3.3.2 Insurance Coverage for Complex Management Situations

3.3.3 Workforce

3.3.4 Research

4.      Review of the CDC Guideline

Acronyms

References