JCAHO offers pain management seminars

Physicians, nurses, and other practitioners will have the opportunity to learn more about pain management during a series of one-day seminars sponsored by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The seminars will be held Nov. 15 in East Elmhurst, NY; Nov. 17 in Hebron, KY; and Dec. 1 in Mesa, AZ. The three seminars are part of a five-city series. Previous seminars were held in Chicago and Austin, TX, in September.

The seminar, Essential Elements of Effective Pain Management: A Standards-based Approach, will cover the following points:

• new pain management standards and their interpretation;

• implementation strategies;

• cultural, communication, and complementary medicine aspects of pain management;

• unique aspects of pain management, through networking with faculty and participants.

Participants will also receive sample pain assessment tools and information on how to calculate the effectiveness of pain management in their own organizations through indictors and performance measures.

The cost of the program is $430 or $440, depending on the location. For more information or to register call (518) 431-7834 in New York; (513) 531-0200 in Kentucky; and (480) 968-1083 in Arizona.