The Ethics of Canadian Entry-To-Practice Pain Competencies: How Are We Doing?

Judy Watt-Watson; Elizabeth Peter; A John Clark; Anne Dewar; Thomas Hadjistavropoulos; Pat Morley-Forster; Christine O’Leary; Lalitha Raman-Wilms; Anita Unruh; Karen Webber; Marsha Campbell-Yeo

doi:10.1155/2013/179320

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2013)

The Ethics of Canadian Entry-To-Practice Pain Competencies: How Are We Doing?

Judy Watt-Watson,
Elizabeth Peter,
A John Clark,
Anne Dewar,
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos,
Pat Morley-Forster,
Christine O’Leary,
Lalitha Raman-Wilms,
Anita Unruh,
Karen Webber,
Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Affiliations

Judy Watt-Watson: The Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth Peter: The Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A John Clark: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Anne Dewar: School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos: Centre for Aging and Health, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Pat Morley-Forster: Interdisciplinary Pain Program, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Christine O’Leary: Acute Pain Service, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lalitha Raman-Wilms: Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Anita Unruh: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Karen Webber: School of Nursing, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Marsha Campbell-Yeo: IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/179320
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 25 – 32

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Although unrelieved pain continues to represent a significant problem, prelicensure educational programs tend to include little content related to pain. Standards for professional competence strongly influence curricula and have the potential to ensure that health science students have the knowledge and skill to manage pain in a way that also allows them to meet professional ethical standards.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7040

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