Approach to managing cancer pain

Dr Romayne Gallagher	Dr Philippa Hawley

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Did you know? WorkSafeBC and UBC CPD have a joint committee that develops and oversees all accredited programs. The committee includes WorkSafeBC physicians, UBC CPD staff and consultants, and community physicians and nurse practitioners.

Here are some suggestions from our committee.

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Staying current to provide the highest level of patient care is an ongoing challenge. The College Library has many options to help, including curated reading lists. Reading lists are designed to support physicians’ ongoing learning, with emphasis given to cultural sensitivity, humility, and other socially significant themes, and topics of rapid change where resources outside the scope of a conventional literature search may be helpful.

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Prior to the pandemic, mental health conditions were the leading cause of disability in Canada, with one in two people affected by 40 years of age.[1] Now, COVID-19 has turned this crisis into a catastrophe, with half of all Canadians reporting worsening mental health,[2] and those experiencing the most societal inequities facing the greatest mental health decline during the pandemic.[3]

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