Subject areas that will be addressed by the Pain Management and Addiction Medicine Section:
Emergency Medicine Pain Management:
Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia
Multi-modal non-opiate analgesia
Nitrous Oxide for analgesia
Management of Chronic Pain
Management of Opiate addiction
Research in the field of Emergency Medicine Pain Management
Pain Management Section’s proposed first year activities:
Identify/develop pain management courses for emergency medicine physicians
Publish a pain management newsletter highlighting relevant evidence, protocols, and opinions regarding emergency medicine pain management
Disseminate information regarding novel evidence as it pertains to the management of acute and chronic pain
Work with ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine section, ACEP Geriatric Emergency Medicine section, and ACEP Palliative Medicine section to improve pain management in these specialized populations
Work with ACEP Emergency Ultrasound section to improve access to education and implementation of ultrasound guided regional anesthesia in the emergency department