Handbook of Pain Relief in Older Adults An Evidence-Based Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gloth, F. Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2011.
• Edition: 2.
• Series: Aging Medicine
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Geriatrics.; Neurology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Primary Care Medicine.; Internal Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

The second edition of the Handbook of Pain Relief in Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Approach expands on the first edition by providing a number of timely new features. Most important of these are the revised recommendations from the American Geriatrics Society on prescribing that reflect the many n...

Table of Contents:

• Contributing Authors
• Preface
• Introduction
• Pain Pain Everywhere…Almost
• Assessment
• AGS 2009 Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Adults
• Spirituality as an Adjunct To Pain Management
• The Role of Rehabilitation in Managing Pain in Seniors
• Pharmacotherapy of Pain in Older Adults – Nonopioids
• Pharmacotherapy of Pain in Older Adults –Opioids & Adjuvants
• Interventional Strategies for Pain Management
• Pain Managment in Long-term Care
• The Politics of Pain: Regulatory Oversight, Legislative, and Public Policy Issues
• Internet and EMR to Assist with Pain Relief
• Navigating Pain Care: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs, and Resources To Help
• Suggestions for change…Education, Policy, and Communication.