A Triage Approach to Managing a Two Year Wait-List in a Chronic Pain Program

Autor: Alexander J Clark, Ian Beauprie, Lynne B Clark, Mary E Lynch
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Pain Research and Management, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 155-157 (2005)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1203-6765
DOI: 10.1155/2005/516313
Popis: OBJECTIVE: Individuals with chronic pain referred to specialist chronic pain management programs frequently wait months to years for assessment and care. In the authors' pain management program, approximately 600 patients are on the waiting list. An innovative recommendation program to encourage and educate referring physicians to continue active care of pain during this waiting period was developed.
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