�The Institute of Cancer Research is urging Scottish medical professionals to utilize a new free selective information CD to help manage their patients' pain.
The Breaking Barriers: management of cancer-related hurting information CD ROM is being supplied to medical professionals at the World Congress on Pain (1) being held in Glasgow throughout this week.
The free synergistic CD ROM describes accurate ways of measuring annoyance, the combining of do drugs treatments that may assist in painful sensation management, how to tailor treatments to individual patients and the importance of communication skills. It is provided by The Institute of Cancer Research and was developed in collaboration with The Royal Marsden Hospital.
Breaking Barriers is the first CD ROM to compound such depth with a user-friendly interface that maximises a healthcare professional's apprehension of cancer pain management. Animations, videos and interactive elements all combine to rapidly prepare and help the user.
Catherine Dunbar is Manager of The Institute of Cancer Research's Interactive Education Unit (IEU), which is attending the World Congress on Pain. She explains:
"Every year 26,500 people in Scotland detect they induce cancer (2) and most of those will go on to seek handling for pain and discomfort. Regrettably, managing cancer pain sensation is a problematic area (3) and half of all patients in Western countries crataegus laevigata not pick up adequate painful sensation relief (4). This free CD ROM enables health care professionals to explore novel ways to manage the pain of patients."
Breaking Barriers encourages practitioners to explore non only the physical side of annoyance management only also the psychosocial position. Skills include instilling confidence in patients so that they privy better care for themselves, or to help patients overcome fears such as the venerate of opioid addiction. More information is available at http://www.icr.ac.uk/ieu/.
Breaking Barriers is already organism used by some Scottish healthcare professionals and educators. We hope many more healthcare professionals in Scotland and elsewhere request their free written matter by career 05601 422 921.
Joan Adam, a lecturer for healthcare professionals at St Columba's Hospice in Edinburgh has begun using Breaking Barriers. She adds:
"The Breaking Barriers CD ROM is excellent and I will be encouraging my students to obtain a copy. If the raw generation of health maintenance professionals sustains a high gear level of skill in pain management it will increase quality of life for patients."
Diane Loughlin, a reader and module coordinator for pain management education at University of West Scotland's School of Health, Nursing & Midwifery, has also begun victimisation Breaking Barriers. She says:
"Health professionals can be very good at assessing and alleviating pain but there ar usually gaps in cognition that can be filled. I would recommend whatever professional to request the Breaking Barriers CD ROM."
Dr John Williams is Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at The Royal Marsden Hospital, as well as the leading medical adviser in the creation of the CD ROM. He says:
"Pain is, essentially, a treatable phenomenon. It is beholden on us as practitioners to make sure that patients world Health Organization have got pain are recognised and are directed to appropriate cancer-related pain treatment services, whether they arrive inside our hospitals or inside our out patient departments."
Marietta Serrato from Walton on Thames in Surrey is 52 years honest-to-goodness and a Royal Marsden patient of Dr Williams. She says:
"I sustain a uncommon form of cancer called adenoid cystic carcinoma on the base of my tongue and it has spread to my lungs, creating constant pain that even warm treatments didn't stop for long. Thankfully Dr Williams and his team of specialists have found a combination of morphine and another drug to keep my pain down to more comfortable levels. I had always refused morphia before because I was afraid of addiction and increasing doses, but they helped me understand that morphine was the right answer and explained when I should supplement it for best effects. They are tremendous."
Dr John Williams and The Institute of Cancer Research's Interactive Education Unit are attendance the World Congress on Pain this week.
Notes:
-- (1) The twelfth World Congress on Pain is work by the International Association for the Study of Pain and is not associated with The Institute of Cancer Research. More details are here.
-- (2) ISD Scotland cancer diagnosis statistics for 2005, describing 12,749 male diagnoses and 13,760 female diagnoses. Some former key Scottish cancer statistics from ISD Scotland ar:
- The number of deaths recorded in 2006: 7,692 males and 7,333 females.
- The one year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004: 60.5 per cent for males and 66.8% per centime for females.
- The 5 year congenator survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004: 42.2 per cent for males and 51 per centime for females.
-- (3) Jacobsen R, Si�gren P, Modlrup C, Christrup L. (2007) Physician-related barriers to cancer infliction management with opioid analgesics: a taxonomical review. J Opioid Manag 3(4): 207-14. Also Azevedo S�o Le�o Ferreira K, Kimura M, Jacobsen Teixeira M. (2006) The WHO pain pill ladder for cancer hurting control, 20 years of use. How much pain in the neck relief does one get from exploitation it? Support Care Cancer 14(11): 1086-93.
-- (4) Hanks G. (1995) Problem areas in painful sensation and symptom management in advanced cancer patients. Eur J Cancer 31(6): 869-70.
-- The Institute of Cancer Research is Europe's leading cancer research centre with expert scientists working on cutting edge research. It was founded in 1909 to carry out research into the causes of cancer and to develop new strategies for its prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care. For more information visit world Wide Web.icr.ac.uk.
-- The Institute is a charity that relies on voluntary income. The Institute is one of the world's most cost-effective major cancer research organisations with over 95p in every � of total income directly supporting research.
-- The Royal Marsden Hospital was the first hospital in the world dedicated to cancer treatment and research into the causes of crab. A earth leader in research, drug trialling and diagnostics, The Royal Marsden provides inpatient, day care and outpatient services for all areas of cancer the Crab treatment. The Royal Marsden is supported by its charity, The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.
-- The award-winning Interactive Education social unit (IEU) is part of The Institute's Academic Services. The IEU promotes and disseminates the educational, clinical and research activities of The Institute in be? Take your pick from one of five classics or enter the arena with your own unique style - turn a macho Tache this September and compete against other Tache Warriors from across the UK. SIGN-UP NOW at http://www.tacheback.com or call 0800 731 9468 for more information!
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