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The
Institute for Education and Research in Pain and Palliative
Care
The
Institute for Education and Research in Pain and Palliative
Care provides the academic infrastructure for the Department.
The
Institute organizes educational programs, such as core courses
for staff development, and conferences on pain and chemical
dependency, research in palliative care, and geriatric palliative
care.
It
has also established the following ongoing educational initiatives:
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Physician
Fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care (supported,
in part, by the Knoll Pharmaceutical Company)
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Nurse
Fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care (supported
by the Breast and Prostate Cancer Foundation)
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One
month electives in pain management and palliative care
for residents and Fellows
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Observership
in palliative care (an NIH-supported joint project with
the Department of Psychiatry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center)
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Weekly
case-based palliative care teaching program for medical
house staff rotating through the oncology and AIDS units
(supported by a grant from the United Hospital Fund).
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Weekly
Departmental clinical case conference and monthly
research conference
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The
Institute publishes the Department's Newsletter, and oversees
the continued development of the stoppain.org web site (supported
in part by Ortho Biotech, Inc.).
The
Institute maintains The Resource Center
for Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical
Center. The Resource Center collects, creates, and disseminates
educational materials in diverse media, including teaching
modules, published newsletters and journals, key books, interactive
electronic teaching programs, and on-line services related
to pain management and palliative care.
The
Institute maintains an active research
program and offers a wide-ranging program of clinical
research focused on analgesic therapies, treatments for symptoms
other than pain, and quality of life investigations. Research
includes a prospective longitudinal survey of quality-of-life
outcomes in patients with diverse types of progressive illness,
a survey of family caregivers, and a survey of caregiver survivors
of patients who recently died. Clinical trials are currently
investigating two new delivery systems for systemic opioids
and several novel compounds for chronic pain.
For more information about Fellowships, Observerships, or
the Institute, please contact Myra Glajchen, DSW, Institute
Director, at 212-844-1472.
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