Resources

Organizations

Alternative Medicine

UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine

Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

American Diabetes Association
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy

Fibromyalgia Pain

American College of Rheumatology
The American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association (AFSA)
National Fibromyalgia Association
National Fibromyalgia Partnership

Headache

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
National Headache Foundation (NHF)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Multiple Sclerosis

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The Facial Pain Association

Palliative Care

International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute

Other Pain-Related Resources

American Academy of Pain Medicine
International Association for the Study of Pain
The National Pain Foundation
National Vulvodynia Association (NVA)

References

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.

Cochrane Collaboration is an international consortium that carries out and disseminates systematic reviews in most disease areas, including symptom treatment.

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 resource 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.

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.