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The Last Chance for Comfort: An Update on Pain Management at the End of Life CME/CE
Author: Perry G. Fine, MD
Medical Writer: Clarinda Mac Low
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Release Date: September 29, 2005; Reviewed and Renewed: September 29, 2006; Valid for credit through October 5, 2006

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Contents of This CME/CE Activity
  1. The Last Chance for Comfort: An Update on Pain Management at the End of Life
    Introduction
    Prevalence of Pain at the End of Life
    General Principles of Assessing and Managing Pain
    Pain Types
    Effects of Unrelieved Pain
    Nonpharmacologic Approaches to Pain Management in Palliative Care
    Drugs for Pain Relief in Palliative Care
    Summary
    References


 
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