by Michael E. Schatman
Ethical Issues in Chronic Pain Management:
- conflicts of interest between health care providers, the health insurance industry, and hospital administrators
- ethical issues associated with treatment of patients at the end of life
- care practices for specific groups of chronic pain sufferers, including children, the elderly, and members of racial and ethnic minority groups
- the prescription of opioids on a long-term basis, particularly to patients with chronic pain of non-malignant origin
- the use of cannabinoids in the treatment of chronic pain
- disability determination, challenges presented by managed care, and expert medical testimony in cases involving chronic pain
- the psychological evaluation of chronic pain patients
- the need for appropriate physical examination of chronic pain patients
- the importance of clinical practice guidelines and ethical issues involved in conducting chronic pain research
Ethical Issues in Chronic Pain Management covers a variety of topics to help the chronic pain clinician gain perspective on the interaction between ethics, the law, and the provision of medical services.
Contents
Ethical/Philosophical Issues
- Pain, the Patient, and the Practice of Pain Medicine
- The Importance of a Core Philosophy and Virtue-Based Ethics
- Ethical Issues of Chronic Pain From a Patient's Perspective
- Life and Death Considerations in Chronic Pain
- Secular and Theological Ethical Considerations
- The Demise of the Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management Clinic: Bioethical Perspectives on Providing Optimal Treatment when Ethical Principles Collide
Disparities in Treatment
- Ethical Challenges in Caring For Children with Chronic Pain
- Ethical Considerations in the Management of Chronic Pain in Older Adults
- Racial, Ethnic and Socio-demographic Disparities
Legal nad Ethical Issues in the Pharmacological Treatment of Chronic Pain
- Chronic Opioid Therapy: The Argument for Opioid Therapy to Treat Persistent Noncancer Pain
- Chronic Opioid Therapy: The Argument for Caution
- Current Legal Issues Regarding the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
- The Solution to the Medicinal Cannabis Problem
Medicolegal Issues
- Ethical Issues in Pain Management: Disability Assessment and Determination
- Pain Management and Managed Care: Managing the System
- Ethical Issues in Testimony Regarding Chronic Pain Management
Ethical Issues in Standards of Care and Research
- Ethical Issues in the Psychological Assessment of Chronic Pain Patients
- Ethical Issues in the Medical Assessment and Subsequent Treatment of Chronic Pain
- Clinical Practice Guidelines: Practical and Ethical Issues in Their Development and Implementation
- Ethical Issues in Chronic Pain Research
Index
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