Pain Management Websites & Links

American Academy of Pain Management
http://www.aapainmanage.org

The American Academy of Pain Medicine
http://www.painmed.org
4700 W. Lake Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025
Phone: 847.375.4731
Fax: 847.375.4777

American Pain Society
http://www.ampainsoc.org

American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
http://www.asra.com
P.O. Box 11086
Richmond, VA 23230-1086
Phone: 804.34.ASPMN (342.7766)
Fax: 804.282.0090

The Cochrane Collaboration
http://www.cochrane.org
The Cochrane Collaboration is a nonprofit, worldwide, multidisciplinary group devoted to the preparation dissemination, and periodic updating of systematic reviews on the effects of the effects of healthcare interventions. In 1998, a Collaborative Review Group on Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care ("PaPaS") was formally registered within the Cochrane Collaboration to join pre-exsisting CRGs on many other topics, including cancer, neuromuscular disorders and musculoskeletal disease. Information about PaPaS is accessible through the Cochrane Collaborative web site.

International Association for the Study of Pain
http://www.iasp-pain.org

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
http://www.jcaho.org

City of Hope Pain / Palliative Care Resource Center
http://prc.coh.org
The purpose of the City of Hope Pain / Palliative care Resource Center is to serve as a clearinghouse to disseminate information and resources that will enable other individuals and institutions to improve the quality of pain management. The COHPPRC is a central source for collecting a variety of materials related to pain including pain assessment tools, patient education materials, quality assurance materials related to pain, research instruments used in pain research and other resources. The COHPPRC is a compilation of materials in use and disseminated by the City of Hope professionals and materials contributed by other individuals and organizations.

OncoLink: Pain Management
http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/specialty/pain/

PainLink
http://www.edc.org/PainLink/
PainLink is a virtual community of haelth professionals working in Institutions that are commited to alleviating pain. It is an initiative of Education Development Center, Inc. Made possible through the guidance and financial support of The Mayday Fund of New York City. Membership benefits for healthcare institutions include Technical Assistance, Teaching Cases, Access to pain management resources and Member discussions.