Chronic pain: identification, assessment and referral of patient with chronic pain syndrome
Practice guidelines -
Posted on
Dec 01 2009
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To promote implementation of appropriate care pathways for patients with chronic pain:
- define how patients with chronic pain can be identified
- define the situations in which referral to a pain clinic for assessment and management of chronic pain is required, using an evaluation by professionals outside such facilities
- define the content of the initial assessment within a pain clinic
- define the criteria to use when deciding whether to refer the patient following this initial assessment
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To promote exchanges between professionals in pain clinics and professionals who refer patients to such facilities:
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define the information that should be communicated between professionals when referring patients to pain clinics and following initial assessment in such facilities
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Documents
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Douleur chronique : reconnaître le syndrome douloureux chronique, l'évaluer et orienter le patient - Synthèse des recommandations
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Douleur chronique : reconnaître le syndrome douloureux chronique, l'évaluer et orienter le patient - Recommandations
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Douleur chronique : reconnaître le syndrome douloureux chronique, l'évaluer et orienter le patient - Argumentaire
Outils
- Évaluation du syndrome douloureux chronique en structure spécialisée - Série de critères de qualité et guide d'utilisation
- Évaluation du syndrome douloureux chronique en structure spécialisée - Liste de critères de qualité
- Évaluation du syndrome douloureux chronique en structure spécialisée - Grille de recueil
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