Educational Resources

Pain and Symptom Management

For Individuals and Families

Managing Pain Begins with You - El manejo del dolor Empieza con Usted
This brochure for patients includes facts about pain, how to work with your healthcare provider to get the best results possible, and briefly describes common treatments for pain. The brochure can be printed from the webpage or ordered from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.  See for instructions for ordering at http://www.dhss.mo.gov/warehouse/e-literature.html.

Pain Diary
Keeping a pain diary for a number of days or weeks can help you talk with your healthcare provider about your pain.

Time to Talk
Tips to talk about complementary and alternative medicine with your health care provider.  Order or download a free patient packet at http://nccam.nih.gov/timetotalk/forpatients.htm.

For Health Care Professionals  

A Sense of Balance
The Maryland Board of Physicians has produced an educational video on pain management. The video is located at the Board's website www.mbp.state.md.us.

Detecting Discomfort in Dementia:  Focus on Behaviors – What Nursing Assistants Need to Know About Pain.   
This 13 minute video and booklet “Tools for Inservice Education” provide information to help nursing assistants understand the role they play in practicing good care for cognitively impaired residents in pain.  Developed by Karen Stevenson, MS, RN and June Dahl, PhD with the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives. The cost for the DVD and training booklet is $49.99.  For information on how to order contact the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives website at www.aspi.wisc.edu or call 608.262.0978. 

Target Chronic Pain
A brief reference guide that outlines pain assessment questions to ask patients, suggestions for managing a patient’s pain, and resources and information about opioids. See instructions for ordering copies at http://www.dhss.mo.gov/warehouse/e-literature.html.

Time to Talk
Tips to talk about complementary and alternative medicine with your patients.  Order or download a free toolkit at http://nccam.nih.gov/timetotalk/hcporder.htm.