No relief in sight: postgraduate training in pain management.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
This study investigated training in pain management in postgraduate medical education programs. A mail survey of program directors was conducted, evaluating the format of training in pain management and the self-assessed adequacy of the training. The response rate was 70%, with 188 total respondents. It included all programs in a large Midwestern state, representing most specialties. Just over half of all programs offered any formal training in pain management, and even fewer required it. Less than one quarter required a clinical component to such training. Nonetheless, an overwhelming majority of program directors (85%) rated their training as adequate or excellent. Improvements are clearly needed in postgraduate training in pain management, and external incentives, such as requirements in the accreditation process, will be needed.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ogle, KS; McElroy, L; Mavis, B
Published Date
- August 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 25 / 4
Start / End Page
- 292 - 297
PubMed ID
- 18403575
Pubmed Central ID
- 18403575
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1049-9091
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1177/1049909108315915
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States