Bandolier is a site that offers an electronic journal
and other resources that concern systematic reviews of treatments for pain and other symptoms.
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www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/Bandolier/aboutus.html
The City of Hope Pain and Palliative Care Resource Center offers an extensive
array of materials on myriad topics related to pain and end-of-life care. Most of the materials
are available for downloading form their website.
- http://prc.coh.org
Cochrane Collaboration is an international consortium that carries out and
disseminates systematic reviews in most disease areas, including symptom treatment.
- www.cochrane.org
Growth House Search Engine has resources relevant to palliative medicine
and end-of-life care. It includes books, organizations, and unpublished reports as well as
journal articles.
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www.growthhouse.org/search.htm
The PainEDU.org website was developed by Inflexxion, Inc., through an unrestricted
educational grant from Endo Pharmaceuticals. PainEDU is an educational website targeted for clinicians,
focusing on pain assessment and management. The site is a comprehensive resoure and is based on the
latest scientific information about pain treatment. The site is designed for a wide variety of providers,
including pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and psychologists.
- PainEDU.org
Shaare Zedek Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine Reference Database is a
searchable database of over 20,000 references related to Cancer Pain and Palliative Care.
The database was developed and is maintained by Dr. Nathan Cherny, director of the Cancer Pain and
Palliative Care Service in the Oncology Department at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
- www.chernydatabase.org
The University of Wisconsin Pain and Policy Studies Group (PPSG) is the best
resource regarding the impact of US and international controlled substances regulation on pain and
symptom treatment. Extensive materials, including the state-by-state evaluation guide of pain
policies are available at
www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy.