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Fast Facts: Chronic and Cancer Pain, 2nd edn
By Michael J Cousins and
Rollin M Gallagher
Published 2011
168 pages, 24 illustrations
ISBN 978-1-905832-85-9
$25.00 (Our delivery cost is a flat fee of $9.00 so the more you order the better!)
Chronic (persistent) pain is now recognized as a disease entity, with a broad range of physical, psychological and environmental maladaptions involving the peripheral and central nervous systems. All healthcare professionals, regardless of specialty, will care for patients with pain that has persisted for more than 6 months.
The authors of Fast Facts: Chronic Pain and Cancer Pain - renowned experts in pain medicine - say that this book is aimed primarily at "the wide range of busy healthcare professionals who are well aware that they have experienced little or no education and training to help them manage patients with chronic pain". This colorful easy-to-read, yet evidence-packed, book provides a perfect overview to bring a reader up to speed with this vitally important area of pain management.
Contents
Definitions and mechanisms; Assessment of pain; Trigeminal neuralgia; Complex regional pain syndrome; Diabetic and postherpetic neuropathic pain; Central pain; Persistent postsurgical pain; Cancer pain; Musculoskeletal pain; Visceral pain; The multidisciplinary approach and the developments in pain management
Reviews
'This is a well-written resource on the assessment and management of chronic pain. Its focused approach is very helpful for healthcare providers and individuals suffering from chronic pain. It is a wonderfully informative addition to the current literature on chronic pain.'
Lacie Filkins, BSN (University of New Mexico Hospital) - Doody's Review Service
'... a great little book and very focused ... a very good buy and primary care providers should keep it handy!'
Dr Ronald W. Sand, Redding, CA, USA, on amazon.com (4-star review), 30th June 2008 (review for first edition)
'I welcome publication of this accessible and highly informative resource, which is dedicated to raising awareness of the key facts among busy frontline practitioners. It plays an important part in our campaign to improve the prevention, treatment and management of chronic pain, and deserves our full endorsement'.
Chair, Chronic Pain Policy Coalition (review for first edition)
The authors
Michael J Cousins
AM MD FFPMANZCAHead of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Department of Anaesthesia, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rollin M Gallagher
MD MPH DABPM FAAPM FAPA Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology and Director for Pain Policy Research and Primary Care, Penn Pain Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
