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1994 SESSION

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SJ 72 Acute and cancer pain management.

Introduced by: Elliot S. Schewel | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Acute pain management. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the Commonwealth's current laws and policies related to acute and cancer pain management. Although there have been vast improvements in pain management techniques in recent years, acute and cancer pain are common problems among patients seeking primary care and those suffering injuries. Many experts note the "inadequacy of traditional pain management" and acknowledge that conventional post-operative pain treatment--intramuscular injections of opioid "as needed"--does not relieve pain in approximately 50% of patients and that, in children, pain is managed even less well than in adults. This study would examine (i) current acute and cancer pain management efforts in the Commonwealth; (ii) the effectiveness of acute and cancer pain management provided by the Commonwealth's medical schools, health care providers, and acute and cancer pain management clinics; (iii) Virginia's current law and public policy related to acute and cancer pain management; (iv) current Virginia training, including continuing education, in acute and cancer pain management; (v) the pain treatment needs of acute and cancer patients; (vi) the special pain management needs of infants, children, and adolescents; and (vii) the impact of inadequate pain management on resource utilization and costs. Further the joint subcommittee is requested to determine statewide needs related to inadequate acute and cancer pain management and any appropriate corrective actions; any law and public policy to facilitate the utilization of effective acute and cancer pain management; and the potential cost avoidance through aggressive acute and cancer pain management.


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