PainSAFE is an educational initiative designed to help advocate for and advance the safe use of all pain therapies. This initiative provides up-to-date information, programming and practical resources and tools to help educate people with pain and caregivers and build their self-efficacy for safely using pain treatments. A more informed consumer will result in better treatment choices, safe use of these therapies and, in turn, improve outcomes. In parallel, PainSAFE provides health care providers with a central hub of evidence-based information and practice-based tools to focus on safety and reduce the risks associated with various pain treatments.
This initiative will include the expert guidance from a multidisciplinary advisory committee chaired by Lynn Webster, MD, FACPM, FASAM, one of the country's leading experts in the field of pain medicine and addiction. Dr. Webster has been instrumental in the development of PainSAFE’s efforts, which he originally piloted in Utah.
PainSAFE will include ongoing evaluation of the initiative to demonstrate validity and real world impact. Results will guide the evolution of the initiative to address the latest issues related to patient safety.
Mission and Vision
PainSAFE Alliance
WritersAngela Casey |
Medical ReviewersMicke A. Brown, BSN, RN |
Consumer ReviewersMark Maginn, MSW, ACSW |
The American Pain Foundation is solely responsible for the content, and maintains editorial control, of all materials and publications it produces. We gratefully acknowledge those who support our work. PainSAFE is made possible by support from Covidien, Endo Pharmaceuticals, King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare and Medtronic, Inc.
