Pain Resources

• American Academy of Pain Medicine is dedicated to promoting quality care of patients with pain as a symptom of disease and primary pain disease through research, education, and advocacy, and through the advancement of the specialty of pain medicine. (http://www.painmed.org; 1-847-375-4731)
• American Board of Pain Medicine maintains a mission to serve the public by improving the quality of pain medicine by evaluating candidates to ensure the quality of medical education in pain medicine while also providing information about the specialty of pain medicine to the public. (http://www.abpm.org; 1-847-375-4726)
• American Chronic Pain Association is dedicated to facilitating peer support and education for individuals with chronic pain, as well as their families, so that these individuals may live more fully despite their pain. They seek to raise awareness among the health care community, policy makers, and the public at large about issues of living with chronic pain. (http://www.theacpa.org; 1-800-813-4673)
• American Pain Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization serving people with pain through information, advocacy, and support. Their mission is to improve the quality of life of people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, promoting research, and advocating the removal barriers and increasing access to effective pain management. (http://www.painfoundation.org; 1-888-615-PAIN)
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. It is committed to improving end-of-life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones. (http://www.nhpco.org; 1-703-837-1500)

Books

• Pain Control: A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families, American Cancer Society (2001).