Relieving pain in America : a blueprint for transforming prevention, care, education, and research / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.).

Contributor:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain--Treatment--United States.

Pain.

Pain--Treatment--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chronic pain costs the nation up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity. The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enlist the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in examining pain as a public health problem. In this report, the IOM offers a blueprint for action in transforming prevention, care, education, and research, with the goal of providing relief for people with pain in America. To reach the vast multitude of people with various types of pain, the nation must adopt a population-level prevention and management strategy. The IOM recommends that HHS develop a comprehensive plan with specific goals, actions, and timeframes. Better data are needed to help shape efforts, especially on the groups of people currently underdiagnosed and undertreated, and the IOM encourages federal and state agencies and private organizations to accelerate the collection of data on pain incidence, prevalence, and treatments. Because pain varies from patient to patient, healthcare providers should increasingly aim at tailoring pain care to each person's experience, and self-management of pain should be promoted. In addition, because there are major gaps in knowledge about pain across health care and society alike, the IOM recommends that federal agencies and other stakeholders redesign education programs to bridge these gaps. Pain is a major driver for visits to physicians, a major reason for taking medications, a major cause of disability, and a key factor in quality of life and productivity. Given the burden of pain in human lives, dollars, and social consequences, relieving pain should be a national priority.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents ""; ""Summary ""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Pain as a Public Health Challenge ""; ""3 Care of People with Pain ""; ""4 Education Challenges ""; ""5 Research Challenges ""; ""6 A Blueprint for Transforming Pain Prevention, Care, Education, and Research ""; ""Glossary ""; ""Appendix A ""; ""Appendix B ""; ""Appendix C ""; ""Appendix D ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

"Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education, Board on Health Sciences Policy."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613376282

9780309214889

0309214882

9781283376280

1283376288

9780309214858

0309214858

OCLC:

923287898