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[League against pain: a teaching experience]
C A Pimenta1, M J Teixeira, P Simões
1Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo.
Revista Do Hospital Das Clinicas
|January 29, 1999
Summary
Students in the League Against Pain program reported improved pain management skills and patient relationships. They found the program useful and recommended its integration into undergraduate health science curricula.
Area of Science:
- Integrates basic sciences of pain anatomy and physiology into health sciences education.
- Addresses the traditional gap in pain concepts and therapy within medical and nursing programs.
Context:
- Pain education is not a traditional focus in medical and nursing schools.
- The League Against Pain was established to address this educational deficit.
Purpose:
- To describe the organization and objectives of the League Against Pain.
- To present student opinions on their participation in this pain education program.
Summary:
- The League Against Pain comprises nursing and medical students and professionals.
- Its objectives include enhancing pain education, promoting pain research, and developing multidisciplinary chronic pain patient care models.
- Participating students reported enhanced pain control abilities, improved professional-patient relationships, and high program satisfaction.
Impact:
- Students recognized the program's usefulness and necessity for inclusion in undergraduate courses.
- The League Against Pain serves as a valuable model for educating medical and nursing students about pain management.
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