• By Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing  |  Aug 23, 2017

    Pain Management: Opioid Adherence in Cancer Patients

    For the next several weeks, Real World Health Care will take a brief hiatus as we re-publish some of our most popular interviews on oncology-related topics. The editors of Real World Health Care, along with our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation, understand that cancer takes a huge toll on patients, their…more.

    Categories: General, Pain Management
  • By David Williams, PhD, President, American Pain Society  |  Apr 26, 2017

    APS Calls for Pain Management Funding

    Real World Health Care concludes its series on pain management with an interview with David Williams, PhD, president of the American Pain Society (APS). Dr. Williams is Professor of Anesthesiology, Medicine (Rheumatology), Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Michigan, where he also serves as the Associate Director of the…more.

    Categories: General, Pain Management
  • By Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing  |  Mar 29, 2017

    Pain Management: Opioid Adherence in Cancer Patients

    This week, Real World Health Care speaks with Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN. Dr. Meghani is an associate professor and term chair in Palliative Care at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She is also associate director, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health. Her main research interest…more.

    Categories: General, Pain Management
  • By Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine  |  Mar 1, 2017

    Pain Management for Cancer Survivors

    This week, Real World Health Care continues our series on Pain Management by speaking with Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, who is the lead author for the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s guideline, Management of Chronic Pain in Survivors of Adult Cancer. Dr. Paice is Research Professor of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology,…more.

    Categories: General, Pain Management
  • By Bob Twillman, PhD, Executive Director, Academy of Integrative Pain Management  |  Feb 15, 2017

    Calling for an Integrative Approach to Pain Management

    This week, Real World Health Care continues our series on pain management with an interview with Bob Twillman, PhD, FAPM, Executive Director of the Academy of Integrative Pain Management. Dr. Twillman is responsible for overseeing federal and state pain policy developments and advocating for those supporting an integrative approach to…more.

  • By Bryan Jensen, PhD, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System  |  Feb 1, 2017

    Assessing Chronic Pain

    Our series on Pain Management continues this week with insight on how clinicians assess chronic pain. We spoke with Bryan Jensen, PhD, a clinical health psychology postdoctoral fellow at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, where he treats inpatients and outpatients with chronic pain as well as facilitates…more.

  • By Emily Burke, Ph.D., Director of Instruction, BiotechPrimer.com  |  Jan 18, 2017

    A Big Pain

    Editor’s Note: This article in our pain management series originally appeared in Biotech Primer Weekly.  The Science Behind Opiods The opioid addiction epidemic gained attention at the highest levels of U.S. policy circles this past year, as presidential candidates that disagreed on nearly everything else vowed to make fighting the…more.

  • By Krista Zodet, President/CEO, HealthWell Foundation  |  Jan 4, 2017

    New Real World Health Care Series to Focus on Pain Management

    I remember visiting my grandmother in the hospital in late 1989.  She was in the final stages of pancreatic cancer; her hospitalization was primarily meant to keep her comfortable until her passing.  She had a “button” that added morphine into her IV line.  Although the machine was programmed to deliver…more.