PHARMACOLOGY FOR CHRONIC PAIN: AN INTERACTIVE CD ROM

描述（改编自申请人摘要）：疼痛，最常见的症状 疾病或残疾，是一个重要的，但被忽视的全球公共卫生 问题.据估计，慢性非恶性疼痛影响着3400万美国人， 及其对个人和工作相关生产力和生活质量的影响 是巨大的 虽然疼痛是人们寻求医疗照顾的最常见原因之一， 治疗往往是不够的。医生有道德义务 管理疼痛和减轻病人的痛苦，但评估和 疼痛的管理在医学院课程中或 为医生和医学生提供研究生教育。妨碍适当 治疗包括疼痛评估不充分， 沟通，以及缺乏适当使用止痛剂的知识。 第二阶段SBIR的目的是制定一个全面的， CME认证的交互式CD-ROM教育计划，将提高 初级保健医生和其他保健专业人员的技能， 慢性疼痛患者的诊断和药物管理。 具体目标是：1）确立科学的治疗内容， 与阿片类药物和非阿片类药物，2）产生一个适销对路，全面 教育光盘计划，3）建立该计划的有效性 对慢性疼痛患者的诊断和管理。 拟议商业应用：不可用

DESCRIPTION (adapted from applicant's abstract): Pain, the most common symptom of disease or disability, is an important but neglected worldwide public health problem. Chronic, nonmalignant pain affects an estimated 34 million Americans, and its effects on personal and job-related productivity and quality of life are immense. Although pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical attention, treatment is frequently inadequate. Physicians have an ethical obligation to manage pain and relieve the patient's suffering, but the assessment and management of pain occupies little time in medical school curricula or in postgraduate education for physicians and medical students. Barriers to proper treatment include inadequate pain assessment, poor provider-patient communication, and lack of knowledge on appropriate use of analgesics. The purpose of this Phase II SBIR is to produce a comprehensive, CME-accredited, interactive CD-ROM educational program that will enhance the skills of primary care physicians and other health professionals in the diagnosis and pharmacological management of patients with chronic pain. Specific aims are: 1) establish the scientific content to focus on treatment with opioid and non-opioid medications, 2) produce a marketable, comprehensive educational CD-ROM program, and 3) establish the effectiveness of the program on the diagnosis and management of patients with chronic pain. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE