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Pain Management - Sitemap
Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and PDMP (PMOP)
Pain Management - Sitemap
The Pain Management site map is designed to help users navigate the site. This site map is list of pages (with links) organized by sections, identifying content.
Pain Management/Links | Content |
Pain Management - Home | - The Six Essentials Elements of Good Pain Care - National Pain Newsletter - Opioids - Literature Alerts for VA Staff - Monthly Call Spot Light On Pain Management - Resources - Research |
Opioid Safety | Content |
Opioid Safety - Home | - VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines - Article: “Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in the United States." - Collaborative Opioid Tapering - Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) & Toolkit - Study: Effect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Opioid - National Library of Medicine (NLM) - Opioid Addiction and Treatment Portal |
Clinical Tools | - VA National Academic Detailing Services - Pain/Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) - Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) - Benzodiazepines (Benzos) - Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) |
Provider Education | - Effect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients - Links Provider Educational Resources |
Veteran/Patient Education | - Links to information for Veterans/patients about pain and its treatment. |
Other Resources | - Links to information about opioids, pain and its treatment. |
Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) | - Links to the VA/Dod Clinical Practice Guidelines - Opioid Safety Initiative Toolkit Material - Opioid Therapy Risk Report (OTRR) |
Providers Pages | Content |
Providers - Home | - Stepped Care Model for Pain Management (SCM-PM) - Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Roadmap - VA is Leading the Way in Whole Person Treatment of Chronic Pain. - Chronic Pain Primer - Understanding Pain - video |
Stay Current | - VA/ DoD Guidelines - VHA Policies and Directives - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Chronic Pain - VA CBT for Chronic Pain Video Vignettes - Resources from other Federal Partners |
Whole Person Pain Care | - VHA’s Whole Health for Life website. - Introductory course: National Center for Integrative Primary Healthcare (NCIPH) Foundations, Integrative Health Online Curriculum - Whole Health Library - National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health - Opioid Risk Mitigation |
Team-Based Pain Care | - Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Care - VA Stepped Care Model of Pain Care/VHA Directive 2009-053 - PACT Roadmap for Managing Pain - Stepped Care Model of Pain Management - Video. - Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development (JRRD) |
Specific Populations - Home | |
Acute and Post-Surgical Pain | - Resources - acute pain and post-surgical pain |
Pain in Female Veterans | - Resources - Pain in female Veterans |
Pain in Older Veterans | - Resources - Pain in older Veterans |
Chronic Pain Primer | “New” Information will be Forthcoming! |
WHYMPI/MPI | West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI/MPI) |
Veterans/Public-Pages | Content |
Veterans/Public - Home | - APAC - Resource Guide to Chronic Pain Management - Chronic Pain Education for Veterans - Free On-line Course! - Living Better with Chronic Pain – A Resource for Veterans |
Chronic Pain 101: How to Break the Cycle | - Pain Management 101 - What You Can Do to Help Decrease Your Pain - Resources - Chronic Pain 101: How to Break the Cycle |
Self Management | - VA Mobile Apps - Breathe2Relax and Tactical Breather, Virtual Hope Box, and Mindfulness Coach - Resources - Self Management |
Complementary Treatments | - Complementary Treatments Approaches - Resources |
Frequently Asked Questions | - Resources - FAQs |
CBT-CP Pages | Content |
CBT-CP - Home | - CBT-CP Video |
PROVIDERS - CBT-CP | - CBT-CP Video - CBT-CP Therapist Manual - CBT-CP Clinician Fact Sheet - CBT-CP Veterans Brochure - CBT for Chronic Pain Video Vignettes |
VETERANS - CBT-CP | - CBT-CP Video - CBT-CP Veterans Brochure - CBT-CP Clinician Fact Sheet |
Current Events/News-Pages | Content |
Current Events/News - Home | Coming soon! |
Calendar of Events | - Information on recent/upcoming pain-related events and activities for patients and providers, including conferences, trainings, and more. |
In the News | |
Education |
- Managing chronic pain through education |
Treatment | - Latest pain management treatment |
Research | - Research on Pain management |
Bright Spot Stories/News Letters | |
Bright Spot Stories | - VA Good News Stories about Pain Management |
News Letters | - See what's happening in Pain Management today |
Get Involved | - Good News Story submission process |
What's New | - Monthly Call - Spotlight on Pain Management - Cyber Seminars - VHA Pain Listserv! |
VA Pain Research - Pages | Content |
VA Pain Research - Home | Coming soon! |
Researchers/Clinicians | |
Research tools | - Validated non-copyrighted pain assessment measures - Clinical Treatment Guidelines - Meta-Analyses and Cochrane reviews - Research Guidelines (IMMPACT) - Patient Recruitment tools - Patient/provider outreach or education regarding research |
Featured VA Research | - Featured VA research (quarterly) - Featured VA Investigators (quarterly) - VA HSR&D State of The Art (SOTA) Conference Information and white papers - VA Research News |
Resources for Researchers | - Funding information for HSR&D, RR&D, CSR&D - Webinars on pain- PRWG, Spotlight on Pain Management, Cyberseminars - How to get started in Pain Research - Integrating pain into clinical practice/research in other areas (sleep/addiction/depression/PTSD) |
Important Links | - PMC3 Pragmatics Trial Website - HSR&D/QUERI - RR&D - CSR&D - NCCIH - NIH |
Research for Veterans | |
Understanding Research | - Types of research and what we learn - Why should I participate in research? - Important changes in VA care based on research |
Featured VA Research | - Featured VA research (quarterly) - Featured VA Investigators (quarterly) |
Veteran Engagement Groups | - What is a Veteran Engagement Group - Examples of Veteran Engagement Groups and What they have done - How to be part of a Veteran Engagement Group |
Pain Information and Myths | - Basic information about Pain (prevalence, types of pain that are commonly treated). Lay language - Myths- myths about pain and how we know they are not true |