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Physician tools include downloadable slides on how to optimize opioid therapy through rotation, titration, and conversion

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Doctors Gadgets

A wealth of information on the use of handhelds and other devices in medicine.

Epocrates puts continuing medical education courses on handhelds

Epocrates

"The most widely used clinical references on the handheld"

Untapped power: A physician's handheld

Doctors are buying personal digital assistants, although not necessarily for clinical purposes. But new technology and a federal push to e-health could change that. By Tyler Chin, AMNews staff. Jan. 17, 2005

Johns Hopkins Opioid Calculator

The best conversion tools I've seen for the Pocket PC (JP Medical Director, 1/15/2005)

EPERC Fast Facts on your PDA

	You will need to download the free Infigo reader, then scroll down to Download the Hospice information file, which contains "Information about hospice and other topics, including "Fast Facts" on over 100 issues in end of life care from EPERC".
	Pocket PC users: You must install the reader in the default location. The data files (.pdb) can be placed on a storage card, and the location of those files set in the Settings section of the main program.

Pocket Guideline: End of Life Care for Hospitalized Adults (Palm OS only)

Stanford School of Medicine PDA Tools

PalmSource Medicine

This web page link is a great resource for Palm OS users written by a Family Medicine Doc with software recommendations. Very complete and useful.

Journal to Go -  Palm & Pocket PC

Healthcare professionals can now easily keep current on medical literature and healthcare news. Selected medical journal abstracts and healthcare news articles are delivered to your handheld device or are accessible from your PC. This service is available at no charge.

PainSTAT - Palm OS Shareware

	PainSTAT provides rapid calculation of suggested dose conversions for opioid pain medications. Intended for prescribing clinician use only.
	Detailed reviews

Narcotic Conversion Calculator (Palm OS & PocketPC)

Mobile PDR - Palm & Pocket PC Freeware

Harriet Lane Manual for Pocket PC

I find my version of Harriet Lane quite useful, although some reviewers find it incomplete and a bit difficult to navigate. - Gary Allegretta

Harriet Lane Manual for Palm Devices

Medical College of Wisconsin Nursing Tool Kit (new May 2005)

Chronic Pain Management Resource System

The Chronic Pain Network (CPN) has made available two resource kits to help health care professionals improve chronic pain outcomes in the clinical setting and deal with the legal and regulatory aspects of pain management.

Patient Forms

	Patient's Bill of Rights
	Basic Principles of Ethics for the Practice of Pain Medicine. This is a position statement from the American Academy of Pain Medicine, useful for explaining your attitudes to your patients. Please visit their official website for position statements and additional forms.
	Consent for Chronic Opioid Therapy. Consider using this form with all patients who are receiving opioids for the treatment of chronic pain. You may also wish to include this form, Long-term Controlled Substances Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Sample Agreement.

Pain Assessment

	An Overview of Chronic Pain Prepared by the staff at the National Pain Education Council
	Initial Pain Assessment Tool
	Pain Rating Scales
	Brief Pain Inventory

Functionality Assessment Tools

	Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
	Functional Status Questionnaire
	FIM Instrument The FIM ™ is the most widely accepted functional assessment measure in the rehabilitation and inpatient communities. The FIM™ is an 18-item ordinal scale and may be used with all diagnoses. The FIM™ is a proprietary measure and therefore the scale, syllabus, and training materials are not provided here. However, the FIM™ may be ordered by e-mail, on the web, or through the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation: 270 Northpointe Pkwy, Suite 300 Amherst, NY 14228-1897 Telephone: 716.817.7800

Prescribing Information

	Equianalgesic Narcotic Dosing (pdf)
	Medications Used in Palliative Care (EPEC Summary) (pdf)

Although quality of life (QOL) instruments vary in terms of the domains that they encompass
(i.e. spiritual, economic, social), all QOL indices are similar in that they measure patient satisfaction related to physical and emotional health. The RAND 36-Item Health Survey Questionnaire and the Ferrans & Powers Quality of Life Index©, Generic Version - III have undergone rigorous reliability and validity testing and are easy to administer in clinical practice.

	RAND 36-Item Health Survey Questionnaire
	RAND 36-Scoring Instructions
	Ferrin and Powers

Pediatric Palliative Pain and Symptom Reference

An invaluable reference for managing pain and other symptoms over a long period of time. Ideal for pediatric units, nurse practitioners with prescriptive authority, home health care agencies and hospices. (102 pages)

Pocket Guide to Hospice/Palliative Medicine

The Pocket Guide is a concise, clinically oriented reference that describes palliative medicine interventions for improving a patient’s quality of life, particularly at the end of life. It is specifically targeted to medical residents and practicing physicians not already expert in end-of-life care. With more than 100 tables and assessment tools, the Guide complements other, more in-depth educational materials developed by the Academy. Bulk discounts are available; see order form for details. ©2003

Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care

This book, by Linda Wrede-Seaman, M.D., an expert in Hospice and Palliative Care medicine, contains the core information needed for practitioners in the field of hospice medicine, home care and palliative medicine.

A-Z Pocketbook of Symptom Control

The Alberta Palliative Care Resource

Editors are Dr. Jose Pereira and Dr. Eduardo Bruera. It can be obtained by contacting Marie-Josee Paquin at 403-944-4488 or fax 403-944-2128 or email

Last Days of Life

An integrated care pathway for the last two days of life: Wales-wide benchmarking in palliative care

Newborn Pain Management and Assessment

Southern Maine Medical Pediatric Department Recommendations This policy is designed for a normal newborn nursery that also provides occasional   level II service.

Pain Management and Assessment

Johns Hopkins Policy

Resuscitation

	San Francisco General Hospital DNR Orders
	University of Washington DNR Policy
	University of Washington DNR Orders
	Communication of Inpatient DNR and Limited Therapy Orders part 1and part 2

Terminal Weaning & Withdrawal of Support

	St. Thomas Hospital Protocol and Order Sheet
	Johns Hopkins Protocol and Order Sheet
	Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre DNR Checklist and Orders
	University of California Guidelines for withdrawal of support and pharmacologic management of extubation
	University of Washington Protocol and Orders