Pain Treatment - Position/Policy/Consensus Statements

The following brief Position, Policy, or Consensus Statements are organized in logical clinical categories, beginning with the most recently published, updated, or reviewed paper in each category. Most links provide the full statement in html text or a PDF; a reference citation or abstract is linked when the full-text is unavailable.

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CONTENTS

• General Pain & Safety Topics
• Acute Pain
• Cancer Pain
• Cardiac & Chest Pain
• Chronic & Intractable Pain
• Geriatric Pain
• Gynecological or Obstetrical Pain
• Headache
• Musculoskeletal Pain  (including Arthritis and Fibromyalgia)
• Neuropathic Pain
• Non-Opioid & Complementary Therapies  ...also see documents in Non-Opioid Therapies tab section
• Opioid Therapy & Safety  ...also see documents in Opioid Rx tab section
• Pain in Palliative Care
• Pediatric Pain
• Perioperative Pain

General Pain & Safety Topics

The University of Wisconsin Pain & Policy Study Group – Database and Reports

Database of State Laws, Regulations and Other Official Governmental Policies (includes guidelines and policy statements) — Updated quarterly. Accessed June 26, 2008. See database...>

Achieving Balance in Federal and State Pain Policy: A Guide to Evaluation (a report on federal and state policies that may enhance or impede pain management) — July 2007. Access checked June 26, 2008.
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Achieving Balance in Federal and State Pain Policy: A Progress Report Card (this publication reviews each state’s progress as it compares to the ‘Central Principal of Balance’ which relates to the balance of medical availability and drug control) — July 2007. Access checked June 26, 2008. See 36-page text PDF...>

The University of Wisconsin Pain & Policy Study Group is a collaborative group of practitioners and researchers from varied environments in universities, government agencies and professional organizations. Their stated mission is to “balance international, national and state policies to ensure adequate availability of pain medications for patient care while minimizing diversion and abuse, and to support a global communications program to improve access to information about pain relief, palliative care, and policy” and their website can be accessed at: http://www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/

ASPMN position statement: registered nurse management and monitoring of analgesia by catheter techniques

American Society for Pain Management Nursing. 2007(Jun). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Dispensing controlled substances for the treatment of pain

Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control. 2006(Sep). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text ...>

Authorized and unauthorized (“PCA by Proxy”) dosing of analgesic infusion pumps

American Society for Pain Management Nursing. 2006(Jun). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Pain assessment in the nonverbal patient: position statement with clinical practice recommendations

American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN). 2006(Jun). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Patient safety and CRNAs on drug therapy regimens for pain management

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. 2005(Jun). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

APS position statement on the use of placebos in pain management

American Pain Society. J Pain. 2005(Apr);6(4):215-217. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Racial and ethnic identifiers in pain management: the importance to research, clinical practice, and public health policy

American Pain Society. 2004(Oct). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

Position statement on use of placebos in pain management

American Society of Pain Management Nurses. 2004(Jul). Accessed June 26, 2008 See text PDF...>

ASPMN position statement on pain management in patients with addictive disease

American Society for Pain Management Nursing. 2002(Sep). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Promoting pain relief and preventing abuse of pain medications: a critical balancing act

A joint statement from 21 health organizations and the Drug Enforcement Administration. 2001(Oct). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Basic principles of ethics for the practice of pain medicine

American Academy of Pain Medicine. 1999. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Position statement on pain relief

Canadian Pain Society. 1997(Dec). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

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Acute Pain

The use of "as-needed" range orders for opioid analgesics in the management of acute pain

A consensus statement of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses and the American Pain Society. Approved 2001, revised and updated 2004. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Acute pain and cancer pain

American Academy of Pain Medicine. 1998. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

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Cancer Pain

Joint position statement: pain medication and prescribing restrictions

American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives and Cancer Action Network. 2007(Nov). Accessed June 23, 2008. See text PDF...>

Oncology Nursing Society position on cancer pain management

Oncology Nursing Society. Revised 2006(Oct). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

The American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives statement on Intractable Pain Treatment Acts (IPTA)

American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives. 2003(Oct). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Symptom management in cancer: pain, depression and fatigue

NIH Consensus Development Program. 2002(Jul). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text ...>

Cancer pain

International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care. 1998(Nov). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

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Cardiac & Chest Pain

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology position statement on radionuclide imaging in patients with suspected acute ischemic syndromes in the emergency department or chest pain center

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. J Nucl Cardiol. 2002(Mar);9(2):246-250. Accessed June 26, 2008.
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Chronic & Intractable Pain

Pain management for persons living with HIV/AIDS

Association of Nurses in Aids Care Position Statement. Adopted 2005; reviewed and revised 2007. Accessed June 24, 2008. See text PDF...>

Pain assessment and treatment in the managed care environment

American Pain Society. Approved 2000, reviewed and updated 2006. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Recommendations for the appropriate use of opioids for persistent non-cancer pain

A consensus statement prepared on behalf of the British Pain Society, the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Royal College of General Practitioners, and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. 2004(Mar). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis

American Gastroenterological Association. 1998(Apr);115:763-764. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

The necessity for early evaluation and treatment of the chronic pain patient

American Academy of Pain Medicine. 1997. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

The use of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain

A consensus statement from American Academy of Pain Medicine and American Pain Society 1996 (currently under review).  Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

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Geriatric Pain

Opioids and the management of chronic severe pain in the elderly...

... consensus statement of an International Expert Panel with focus on the six clinically most often used World Health Organization step III opioids (buprenorphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone)

Johns Hopkins University. 2008. Accessed June 26, 2008. See summary text...>

Statement on pain recognition and assessment in older adults

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. 2002 (Jul). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

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Gynecological or Obstetrical Pain

Summary consensus statement: diagnosis and management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Reported in European Urology Supplements. 2003(Mar). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

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Headache

Migraine prevention consensus statement

National Headache Foundation. 2007(Jan). Accessed June 25, 2008. See text...>

Sinus headache: a neurology, otolaryngology, allergy, and primary care consensus on diagnosis and treatment

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. 2005. Accessed June 25, 2008. See text PDF...>

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Musculoskeletal Pain (including Arthritis and Fibromyalgia)

Joint Position Statement: Updated ACOEM Chronic Pain and Low Back Guidelines

National Pain Foundation, American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, International Spine Intervention Society, Neuromodulation Therapy Access Coalition, and the North American Neuromodulation Society. 2008(May). Accessed June 24, 2008. See text PDF...>

Arthritis Foundation statement on chondroitin and pain relief

Arthritis Foundation. 2007(Apr). Accessed June 24, 2008. See text PDF...>

Arthritis Foundation statement on rituximab for rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Foundation. 2006(Mar). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Arthritis Foundation statement on the Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT)

Arthritis Foundation. 2006(Feb). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Primary care interventions to prevent low back pain in adults: recommendation statement

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 2004(Feb). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Arthritis Foundation statement on hyaluronic acid treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee

Arthritis Foundation. 2004(Jan). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

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Neuropathic Pain

Pharmacological management of chronic neuropathic pain – consensus statement and guidelines from the Canadian Pain Society

Canadian Pain Society. 2007. Accessed June 26, 2008. See PowerPoint PDF...>

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Non-Opioid & Complementary Therapies  ...also see Non-Opioid Therapies tab section

ASHP therapeutic position statement on the safe use of oral nonprescription analgesics

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 1998(Nov). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

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Opioid Therapy & Safety  ...also see Opioid Rx tab section

Hawaii Board of Medical Examiners: Pain management policy

Hawaii Board of Medical Examiners. 2006(Mar). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Model policy for the use of controlled substances for the treatment of pain

Federation of State Medical Boards. 2004(May). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Public policy statement on the rights and responsibilities of healthcare professionals in the use of opioids for the treatment of pain

A consensus document from the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Pain Society, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. 2004(Jan). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

Use of opioid analgesics for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain. A consensus statement and guidelines from the Canadian Pain Society, 2002

Canadian Pain Society. Pain Res Manage. 2003; 8(Suppl A):3A-14A. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Definitions related to the use of opioids for the treatment of pain

A consensus document from the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Pain Society, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. 2001. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

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Pain in Palliative Care

Providing opioids at the end of life

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. 2004(Apr). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

ASPMN position statement on pain management at the end of life

American Society of Pain Management Nurses. 2003. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Pain management and control of distressing symptoms in dying patients

American Nurses Association, Center for Ethics & Human Rights Advisory Board. 2003 (Dec). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Undergraduate medical education on pain management, end-of-life care, and palliative care

American Academy of Pain Medicine. 2000(Jul). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Quality care at the end of life

American Academy of Pain Medicine. 1998. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

Treatment of pain at the end of life

American Pain Society. 1997 (currently under review). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric chronic pain

American Pain Society. Approved 2001, reviewed and updated 2006. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

Prevention and management of pain in the neonate: an update

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Fetus and Newborn and Section on Surgery, Canadian Pediatric Society and Fetus and Newborn Committee. 2006(Nov);118(5):2231-2241. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

The assessment and management of acute pain in infants, children, and adolescents

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and American Pain Society Task Force on Pain in Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Approved 2001, reviewed and updated 2006. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

Consensus statement for the prevention and management of pain in the newborn

International Evidence-Based Group for Neonatal Pain. 2001. Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

ASPMN position statement on neonatal circumcision pain relief

American Society of Pain Management Nurses. 2001(Oct). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text PDF...>

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Perioperative Pain

ASPAN position statement on pain management

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. 1999(Apr). Accessed June 26, 2008. See text...>

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