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Testing a multimedia module in cancer pain management
A R Thompson1, M A Savidge, M Fulper-Smith
1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Department of Geriatrics, 72205, USA.
Background:
The technologies for providing better pain management for cancer patients are widely available, but barriers still exist that prevent their optimal use. One of the most important barriers is a knowledge deficit among primary care physicians in adequate pain assessment, in opioid pharmacology, and in the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the management of pain.
Method:
The authors prepared a CD-ROM multimedia cancer pain management module to overcome the physician knowledge barrier.
Results:
Tests of the module with primary care physician and primary care resident volunteers indicate that the cancer pain management multimedia module meets its educational objectives.